Actress Kriti Kharbanda recently shared that she has become the latest victim of identity theft. The actress shared a screenshot on social media showing a person claiming her identity and talking to other people on WhatsApp. She alerted her fans and others that it is not her number and that the imposter is messaging people by using her identity and asking random questions.
Kriti Kharbanda exposes imposter
Kriti shared a screenshot on her Instagram story, urging people to beware of the person messaging them by using her identity. The screenshot included a WhatsApp chat from a random number pretending to be her. In the note, the Housefull 4 actress wrote, “Not ok. Not cool. Not my number. Pretending to be someone you’re not is a clear case of identity theft. Be warned.” (sic)
In the photo, the person allegedly messaged someone by using Kriti`s identity. The receiver wrote, “This is not her number”, to this the imposter replied, “I messaged from this baba.”
On the work front, Kriti Kharbanda was last in the web series, Rana Naidu 2, which also featured Rana Daggubati. Next, she will be seen in the film Risky Romeo.
Other celebrities who faced identity theft
Identity theft has become very common recently in the showbiz industry. A few days ago, Rakul Preet Singh shared a similar ordeal, exposing an imposter, claiming that she had been a victim of ‘identity theft’. Rakul took to her social media handle and wrote, “Hi guys, it’s come to my notice that someone is impersonating on WhatsApp as me and chatting with people. Plz notice this isn’t my number and do not engage in any random conversations. Kindly block…” (sic)
Additionally, Sunny Leone and Abhinav Shukla have also come forward to reveal that their identity was used by impostors to take multiple loans from banks. Abhinav Shukla had said, “Fraudsters are evolving faster than we do; they have a new trick up their sleeve each time. Even though I`m a public figure, I`m an introvert at heart, so I don`t end up sharing too much online, but in such cases where people are impersonating you, no matter how careful one is, you end up getting trapped in these scams. All one can do is try to be vigilant and avoid sharing personal information online.”
