A POPULAR Greenock cafe has warned Facebook users of a fake page pretending to be them.

A page called 'esplanade-cafe' are sending private messages to social media users telling them they were chosen as a winner and to reply saying 'READY'.

A spokesperson for the real Esplanade Cafe said: "There is a fake page called ‘esplanade-cafe’ sending private messages saying people have been picked to win a contest.

"Please also do not accept a friend request from them.

"This is not us. Please just report the page and don’t reply."