MUMBAI: An FIR has been filed by actress Mehekk Chahal after the Wanted fame lost Rs 49000 to an online payment fraud. The Naagin 6 fame rushed to Bandra Police station to lodge the complaint following which the cyber wing of the police station took serious action against the accused.

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Mahekk says, “While checking the internet regarding a courier service to send a parcel to Gurugram, I came across a number and called the concerned person. He claimed to be affiliated with a popular courier service company. He said that he would assist me and asked me to visit a website and complete the registration by transferring ` 10 on the website. He asked me about my mode of payment, and I told him that I was using Google Pay.”

“However, when I tried to make the payment via Google Pay, it didn’t go through. That’s when he shared a link for payment and asked me to punch in my UPI details. He then sent me an encrypted message and told me to forward it to a number within 20 seconds,” she further added.

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“To my horror, money was deducted from my account and I was alerted about the transaction through a message. I called my bank at once and froze all my accounts and cards. I had to cancel my shoot for Naagin and deal with this incident the entire day,” she concluded.

Credit: ETimes