Katie Price’s Husband Lee Andrews Accused Of Prison Scam Plot As Fan Claims He Was Targeted For £5,000 ‘Investment’
Katie Price’s husband Lee Andrews has been accused of being linked to an alleged scam targeting fans from inside prison, in the latest dramatic twist surrounding his detention in Dubai.
The claims emerged after a reader said he was contacted through what appeared to be Andrews’ official Facebook account before being approached by a man describing himself as the businessman’s “manager”.
Andrews, who married Katie earlier this year, is currently being held at Al-Awir prison in Dubai over what authorities have described as a private civil matter.
According to messages seen by The Sun, the reader, named David, was allegedly encouraged to hand over £5,000 as an “investment” in a business connected to Andrews.
David said he first messaged Andrews’ Facebook account as a joke on May 20, claiming he had money to invest. To his surprise, he later received a response on June 3, several weeks after Andrews had been detained.
He was then allegedly asked to provide his phone number and was later contacted on WhatsApp by someone using a UK number.
The account appeared to be linked to Aura, a company previously associated with Andrews and reportedly dissolved. The WhatsApp profile was set up as a business account and included images and messages promoting the firm.
The man contacting David claimed to be called Robert Davis and said he worked for Andrews. He allegedly sent David a photograph of himself which David believed appeared to be AI-generated.
David said the situation quickly raised concerns after the man asked him to send money by direct bank transfer to an account in another person’s name.
He was allegedly provided with a sort code and account number linked to someone called Rayan Hashmi. When David questioned why the money was not being sent directly to a business account, he said the answers were unclear.
The man also allegedly suggested sending funds through Western Union to a woman named Ethel in Mississippi.
David later asked whether Andrews was being held in Al-Awir prison. The person messaging him denied it, reportedly replying that Andrews was not in jail and claiming that rumours had spread because of a dispute with Katie.
David said he initially treated the exchange as a joke, but later became alarmed by how far the conversation went.
He warned that a more vulnerable person may have been convinced to send money.
He said: “If someone didn’t question how ridiculous it all was, they could have lost money.”
The claims come after The Sun reported that Andrews had been detained in Dubai in May. One alleged legal issue is said to involve a bounced cheque, though the full details of the case remain unclear.
Katie previously visited Al-Awir prison in an attempt to get answers about her husband’s situation.
She was reportedly told that Andrews would need to pay £140,000 to secure his release.
In a separate interview, Andrews allegedly suggested Katie could set up a GoFundMe page to raise the money, but she refused.
Katie has since admitted she still wants to speak to Andrews directly before making a final decision about the future of their marriage.
The former glamour model said she could not walk away from the marriage without first hearing his side of the story.
Andrews has denied wrongdoing in relation to previous allegations.
When contacted by The Sun, the person using the WhatsApp number denied that any scam was taking place and insisted the company was not deceiving anyone.
However, the latest claims have added further pressure to an already turbulent chapter in Katie’s private life.
For now, questions remain over who was operating the social media and WhatsApp accounts — and whether Andrews had any direct involvement in the alleged messages.
The allegations have left fans watching closely as Katie continues to navigate one of the most complicated episodes of her personal life.
