Hollywood star Johnny Depp has taken to Instagram to warn his fans that scammers are "impersonating" him and the "deceptive social media and email accounts".

Depp wrote on Instagram: "Happy New Year, Everyone - Sadly, it has been brought to my attention that online scammers are intensifying their efforts to target my fans and supporters. As part of their tactics, they create multiple, deceptive social media and email accounts impersonating me and members of my team.