Sonu Nigam has issued a warning to his fans and followers on social media after falling prey to identity theft virtually. The celebrated Indian singer recently revealed to his audience that someone had stolen his identity, misused his name, and pretended to be him or someone from his management team on social media. He seemed very concerned about this growing issue and took to Instagram recently to openly talk about it as well as warn his followers and fans to be aware.
The world of social media is not a safe space anymore for people, especially celebrities. Sonu Nigam, the eminent Bollywood singer, has fallen prey to identity theft in the virtual world, and he shared his experience to warn his fans and followers. In a new post on Instagram, the ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ singer warned his followers against fake accounts. He wrote, “It has come to my attention that someone has been misusing my identity online. Please note that no one from my team has ever reached out to anyone on my behalf for any reason. If someone claims to be from my management and contacts you out of the blue, please treat it with caution!”
The singer also made it very clear that he has not been active on X (formerly Twitter) for the last eight years. However, despite his absence from the platform, several fake accounts continue to circulate under his name. These accounts continue to spread misinformation and controversial as well as misleading content. “A few accounts that people may believe to be mine, are actually being run by someone else. If you come across such fake accounts or messages, please REPORT AND BLOCK,” Nigam advised his fans and followers.
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In the same post, the singer also expressed his gratitude and appreciation for those who brought this identity theft issue to his attention. Nigam added, “Thank you to those who’ve flagged the issue to me. And thank you so much, my extended family, for your continued support and understanding.” alongside his message for his audience, the singer posted a caption that asked people to take action if they come across such accounts pretending to be him. He captioned the post saying, “If you come across any suspicious/fake messages under my name, it would be great if you could report or block the account.”
The post quickly received thousands of comments supporting the singer. Some of the comments read, “We are with you always Sonuji… 
”, “Support for sunonigam sir
…”, “@sonunigamofficial It was very necessary for you to make this post… Thank you so much for this..!! 
”, “Sure will keep in mind and full of focus. Thx for the info and concerns . Lots of love ”, etc. Some of the comments also shared the fact that similar things have happened to them as well. One comment read, “I got a message on Facebook messenger last month too by someone claiming to bur manager n wanted me to open a link n stuff which I understood. I reported that profile,” while another said, “@sonunigamofficiaalYes , Something bad has happened to me too. I also received messages from Facebook and was harassed for many days.
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