Brady has spent the past few weeks on Days of Our Lives, moving into a new phase of his life as Steve Johnson tries pulling him deeper into Black Patch Investigations. After years of corporate messes, heartbreak, relapses, and enough romantic disasters to qualify for hazard pay, Brady finally seems headed toward something steadier in Salem. Offscreen, though, Eric Martsolf took time this week to address something far more serious.
Key Takeaways
- Eric Martsolf and his wife, Lisa, warned fans about scammers pretending to be soap stars online.
- Martsolf said victims believed they had been privately talking to him for months.
- He and his wife stressed that real actors will never ask fans for money.
- The couple explained scammers prey on loneliness and personal struggles.
- Lisa revealed that some victims lost life savings and college funds.
He Warns Fans About Fake Accounts
Martsolf and his wife, Lisa Kouchak, shared a video on Instagram, and the two immediately slipped into playful married banter. They dispelled a rumor that they were divorced. Then, things turned serious when they explained that fans had approached him at appearances, believing they had been privately talking to him online for months. “There’s impersonators out there,” he warned. “No one’s gonna ask you for money. Ever. Don’t do it.”
The actor explained that some victims genuinely believed they were communicating with him personally. He described women approaching him at events saying things like, “Hey, it’s me. We’ve been talking for months,” only for him to realize they had been scammed by fake accounts pretending to be him. Martsolf said the scammers prey on loneliness, insecurities, and personal struggles, adding that they make the conversations “seem very real.”
His wife jumped in several times throughout the video, warning fans not to send money to anyone claiming to be a celebrity online. Martsolf also pointed out one surprisingly simple clue viewers should watch for: fake accounts with almost no followers. “If they got 14 followers, it ain’t me,” he joked. Even while keeping things light, both of them made it very clear that the scams are getting worse and that people are losing frightening amounts of money.
The Video Mixed Humor With A Very Real Warning
Part of what made the video work was its natural feel. Martsolf and his wife kept interrupting each other with little jokes, teasing about marriage, and laughing through parts of the conversation, but underneath it all was genuine frustration that people were being manipulated.
At one point, Lisa pointed out that some victims were losing “life savings and big chunks of money” along with college funds meant for their children. The comments section quickly filled with support, but naturally, Bryan Dattilo (Lucas) managed to sneak in first with chaos. The DAYS star jokingly replied, “I sent you 10,000 for a night alone. One on one. Please tell me it will happen soon.”
Somewhere in Salem, Lucas probably would say exactly that and then immediately blame EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) for it afterward. Ultimately, Martsolf and his wife urged folks to use common sense and never send money to someone claiming to be a soap star online.
