{"id":7407,"date":"2023-07-29T13:08:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T12:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/sonu-nigam-warns-of-scammer-woman-trying-to-extort-money-from-his-fans\/%e0%a4%8f%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b5\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T13:08:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T12:08:12","slug":"sonu-nigam-warns-of-scammer-woman-trying-to-extort-money-from-his-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/?p=7407","title":{"rendered":"Sonu Nigam Warns Of Scammer Woman Trying To Extort Money From His Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\">\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv_cont\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sonu Nigam Warns Of Scammer Woman Trying To Extort Money From His Fans\" alt=\"Sonu Nigam Warns Of Scammer Woman Trying To Extort Money From His Fans\" id=\"story_image_main\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2022-05\/2vu73mc_sonu-nigam-_625x300_03_May_22.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">The scammer asked the fan to send money for Mr Nigam&#8217;s &#8220;charitable causes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Singer Sonu Nigam recently warned his fans against a fraudster using his name to scam people and extort money. Taking to Facebook, Mr Nigam shared a series of screenshots showing a person&#8217;s interaction with a fraudulent account that claimed to be a member of his social media team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My dear family and friends.. Someone&#8217;s working very hard to make &#8216;honest&#8217; Money.. Do have a look.. And beware,&#8221; Mr Nigam wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take a look below:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"665\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"lozad\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,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\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSonuNigamSpace%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02uypTxeZywPmAFG17Jzm9Y7j8JLVUAfigm54Cp1emAqVJKxqFXQ8mFeV3WKXq9Soyl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to the screenshots, a woman named Erica has been reaching out to Sonu Nigam&#8217;s fans claiming that she&#8217;s a member of his social media team. &#8220;My team and I were instructed to contact some of his active fans. Okay you were selected among the very lucky few contacted to have a personal conversation with him directly. Directives from Sonu Nigam,&#8221; she told a Facebook user.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/indians-abroad\/indian-expat-wins-grand-lottery-in-dubai-will-get-over-rs-5-5-lakh-per-month-for-25-years-4250758\">Indian Expat, Living In Dubai, To Get \u20b9 5.5 Lakh Per Month For 25 Years<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The scammer further told the fan that they have been selected for a &#8220;special offer&#8221; and Mr Nigam himself will be connecting with them to discuss the said &#8220;offer&#8221;. She then asked them to send money on PayPal for the singer&#8217;s &#8220;charitable causes&#8221;. She asked them to send Rs 1,500 first and also send a payment receipt once it&#8217;s done.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As soon as Sonu Nigam learnt about the scam, he warned people to be aware of the person in question.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the comment section of his post, internet users also claimed that they have received similar messages from singer Shreya Ghoshal&#8217;s &#8220;team&#8221;. Others thanked Mr Nigam for spreading awareness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also got it for Shreya Ghoshal. Please beware of such scams. Thank you for bringing it to the notice,&#8221; commented one user.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you so much for sharing this so others don&#8217;t fall into this trap, so nice of you Sonujee. 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