Online scams are on the rise in India. If one is not careful and aware of this in today’s time, they can lose a lot of their money. These scammers are just coming up with a new way of extracting money from people. They are now posing as celebrities, too. Recently, the Lust Stories 2 star Tillotama Shome spread awareness about an online scam on WhatsApp where the scammer posed as her to deceive people. The actor also shared screenshots of the number and the chats to let people know and not fall into the trap. This is so serious. Read on to know more about it. ‘
Tillotama Shome is a renowned Indian actor who has given us some memorable films and continues to do good work. And some scammer decided to impersonate the actor only to extract money from her fans and the actor’s close people. However, Tillotama addressed this matter and shared some screenshots on her social media. In this, the actor shared the pictures of the number being used by the scammer and also stated that the picture used for the DP was from her latest film, Shadowbox. In another picture, there was a screenshot of the scammer asking the other person for help. In the caption, Tillotama Shome firmly stated that the number did not belong to her, and also shed light on the picture being used as the DP. She further urged the scammer not to use her name to ask for help from her people. In bold letters, the actor wrote, “STOP”.
Many people in the comment section spoke about this ongoing scam and shared their personal stories, too. Actor Amruta Subhash expressed shock and wrote, “Ohh God”.
On the work front, Tillotama Shome’s latest work is Shadowbox. She was also seen in the much-loved series Paatal Lok, and the actor delivered a strong performance that was hailed by her fans and audience.