A Michael Jackson 'Momo-style' video has been warning a creepy figure dressed as the singer will come into people's rooms in the middle of the night and shout 'hee hee'.
Mexican authorities have been forced to put out a message to citizens reassuring them that a viral meme claiming a Jackson figure will come into their rooms at 3am and shout 'hee hee' is not real.
The police in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur sent out the message to citizens concerned by the 'El Ayuwoki' meme.
The meme features an image of a bizarre Michael Jackson statue and claims the figure will go into the reader's bedroom at 3am and shout the singer's trademark 'hee hee' - as he was famous for doing in his songs.
A creepy clip posted online shows the zombie-like Jackson as his hit, Smooth Criminal, plays in the background.
As the camera zooms into the figure's face, scary horror-movie sound effects kick in and screams of terror can be heard.
The statue's head moves slowly from side-to-side as Jackson's music begins again and the camera zooms in for a close up of the figure's blood-shot eyes.
The meme reportedly originated in 2009, the year Michael Jackson died, when a video of the statue performing Jackson-esque moves appeared online.
The image of the statue has now been used for the meme.
The police statement reads: 'Although a lot of people believe this is a kind of demon or ghost from the Internet, there is nothing supernatural in this matter.
'The kids and teenagers are looking to share it and believe in it because it is trendy, which could generate sleep issues, panic or anxiety.'
The name 'Ayuwoki' comes from the Michael Jackson song 'Smooth Criminal'.
'Ayuwoki' is how the lyric 'are you okay' would be spelt phonetically in Spanish.
