Abhinav Shukla Makes Shocking Revelation About Falling Prey To Identity Theft, Shares Loans 'Were Issued Without...'

Identity theft scams are rising rapidly, with people often unknowingly sharing their personal information, only to have it misused by fraudsters. Even our favourite celebrities aren’t spared; many have become

victims of such identity theft, losing money in the process. The latest celeb to have fallen prey to a theft is Bigg Boss 14 star and TV actor Abhinav Shukla. On Friday, November 21, the actor revealed falling prey to identity theft via details of his PAN card and revealed how loans were issued in his name without his knowledge.

Abhinav Shukla falls prey to identity theft

In a video posted by Abhinav Shukla on Instagram, the actor is seen sharing about the identity theft he faced through his PAN card details. He said, "Recently, mere saath ek fraud hua hai aur main aapke sath isliye share kar raha hu taki aapke sath na ho. Par ho sakta hai aapke sath ho raha ho aur aapko pata hi na ho. Mene life main pehli baar loan ke liye apply kiya, aur jab meri CIBIL report aayi toh usme bank walo ne bataya ki Sir aapke naam pe 6 vyaktiyon ne loan le rakha hai. Matlab mera PAN card use karke, unhone nakli email IDs bana ke, alag alag numbero se alah alag, addresses se loan le rakhe hai mere PAN card use karke."(Translation: Recently, I became a victim of fraud, and I am sharing this with you so that it doesn’t happen to you. But it’s possible that it is happening to you and you might not even be aware of it. I applied for a loan for the first time in my life, and when I received my CIBIL report, the bank informed me that six people had already taken loans in my name. This means that using my PAN card, they created fake email IDs and took multiple loans from different numbers and addresses using my PAN card.)ALSO READ: Pati Patni Aur Panga: Rubina Dilaik And Abhinav Shukla Win Reality Show, Say 'It's Result Of All...'He added, "Halaki mere account se paisa nahi gaya lekin main ab wo loan avail nahi kar paunga. Wo loan avail karne ke liye ab mujhe ye CIBIL report ko rectify karana padega, and aapko pata hai apne desh main kaam kese hota hai. Pehle police station jaiye, FIR karwaiye, fir CIBIL authorities ko likhiye, fir I don't know what will happen. But it is a long process. Toh jis bhi vyakti ne aaj tak kabhi bhi loan nahi liya ya credit card nahi liya - jo meri tarah hai. Please check your CIBIL score. Ho sakta hai aapke sath silently ye fraud ho raha ho."(Although no money was withdrawn from my account, I won’t be able to avail this loan now. To get this loan, I will first need to get my CIBIL report rectified. And you know how things work in our country, first, you have to go to the police station and file an FIR, then write to the CIBIL authorities, and after that… I’m not sure what happens next. It’s a long and tedious process. So, if you are someone who has never taken a loan or a credit card—like me—please check your CIBIL score. It’s possible that this kind of fraud could be happening silently in your name too.)Take a look:

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Abhinav Shukla's work front

Meanwhile, speaking on the work front, the actor recently won Pati Patni Aur Panga along with his wife, Rubina Dilaik. The actor has previously been a part of reality TV shows like Bigg Boss 14 and Khatron Ke Khiladi 11. He emerged as a finalist in KKK11.