Rakul Preet, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shriya Saran Expose Rise In Imposter Numbers

When you become an actor, it comes with a lot of responsibility and surely with a lot of love and fans. Fans can go to any extent to have a conversation with their favourite star, and some use this as a weapon to fool people. Since the last few weeks, many fake accounts of actors have been made, with the imposters talking to people and, in some cases, even giving random offers.

Last week, Rakul Preet Singh, while speaking to HT, revealed that a fake number impersonating her was holding random conversations with her contacts. She said, “This whole thing is worrisome. We are working towards filing a cybercrime complaint. Action needs to be taken against whoever is pretending to be me. While I understand fan love and people using our photos as their

DP (display pictures), chatting with people or reaching out to them using my name is just not right.”

Earlier, actor Shriya Saran had shared a screenshot of an imposter sending not-so-good messages to people and said, “The guy just kept talking to people, sending not-so-good messages. It was getting out of hand.”

Last month, Aditi Rao Hydari took to her Instagram and shared, “I wanted to flag something that a few people brought to my notice today. Someone has been pretending to be me on WhatsApp, using my pictures and messaging photographers about ‘photoshoots’. It isn’t me. I don’t reach out like this, and I don’t use any personal number for work. Everything always goes through my team.”

She further mentioned, “Please be careful and don’t engage with that number. If you come across anything odd, just let my team know. Thank you to all those who have my back and are so protective and kind.”

Singer Akasa alerted fans and friends on Monday about a fake number impersonating her. Sharing a screenshot on her Stories, she wrote, “Someone’s pretending to be me. Sadly, no one can be me! JK — just block and report. Don’t engage. I’m taking the necessary action.”

This growing case of people creating fake numbers raises a serious alarm about celebrities’ safety and even the safety of their fans. These growing cases show the need for tighter cybersecurity.