Amy Poehler‘s podcast has been unwittingly exploited in a wild scam… and even celebrities are falling for it.

General Hospital star Kate Mansi recently took to TikTok to reveal that she had almost fallen victim to the ploy.

The actress, 38, explained in now-viral video that someone named Jake who claimed to work for Amy’s Good Hang podcast had reached out to her earlier in the week and told her they wanted her to come on the show as a guest.

‘I was so excited. I couldn’t believe Amy Poehler wanted to talk to me,’ Kate said. ‘Figured she might have been a General Hospital fan.’

Kate explained that she and Jake set up a pre-interview virtual call and she rearranged her entire schedule and had her hair and makeup done for it.

But when she was talking to Jake, who she said sometimes had a British accent and other times had an American accent, she started to realize it was a scam.

‘This is so embarrassing,’ she continued. ‘I am heartbroken. I’m probably going to have a good cry about this. Amy, if you want to talk to me, let me know.’

Kate explained that the email seemed so legit even her publicist and other members of her team fell for it.

‘What an idiot [I am]. I don’t know what to say. They used the logos [in the email]. My publicist and my team were even…’ she trailed off.

‘I mean we had some questions which is why we asked for a pre-call but it was astonishing. None of us saw this coming. It’s so strange.’

‘Be careful out there guys. If anyone gets an email from a Jake at Amy Poehler’s Good Hang production company asking to be interviewed, do not respond,’ she urged.

In another video, Kate admitted that she was feeling ‘humiliated’ and ‘vulnerable’ following the incident, adding that and had been ‘spiraling’ with anxiety wondering ‘what information’ they had gotten from her.

She explained that she felt so ‘seen and validated’ when she thought the Parks and Recreation alum actually wanted to talk to her.

‘It’s been a very interesting and introspective thing for me,’ she said, adding, ‘I’m really happy and grateful and fulfilled to be where I’m at right now.’

Unfortunately, Kate isn’t the only one who has been targeted as multiple content creators have opened up about similar situations in recent weeks.

A UK-based tour guide company called Orkney Uncovered revealed via Facebook in early September that they too were contacted by someone claiming to work for the Good Hang podcast.

‘It’s been a tough couple days mental health wise, I’ve been down a bit,’ one of the co-founders, named Kinlay, said.

‘The main reason being about a week ago, I got an email, it looked genuine, from Amy Poehler inviting us to be a part of the Amy Poehler Good Hang podcast.

‘Unfortunately, we found out recently it’s actually a scam. It’s awful, planning to be on the radio show and thinking you’re [gonna be with] a celebrity when you’re not.

‘They said they followed us on Facebook and that we’re amazing guides and it turned out to be false.

‘It’s been pretty awful… to go to such lengths to pretend to be somebody your not is quite s**t.’

Social media star Taylor Wolfe also shared screenshots of an email she received from someone claiming to work for the podcast.

‘Hi The Daily Tay, I’m Kevin, manager for Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast. We’ve been following your work and would be honored to collaborate with you on an upcoming episode,’ it said.

‘We see this as a true creative partnership – a chance to share your story and ideas with our audience in an authentic, 45 minute conversation.

‘Amy is passionate about creating space for genuine dialogue and meaningful connection, and we believe your voice would make this episode special.’

In the message, they offered a ‘$2,000 honorarium’ for her time and ‘creative contribution.’

Thankfully, Taylor said she could tell it was fake and ended up having some fun with the scammers by sending them a series of comical and strange emails.

While they replied a few times trying to set up a Zoom call, they eventually stopped answering after she asked to meet in person.

Amy has not publicly commented on the scam and the Daily Mail has reached out to Good Hang for comment.

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