India, June 22 -- From impersonation, scams to fake verified accounts, a growing number of celebrities have fallen prey to digital fraud - with fan trust and safety at stake. The latest to join the list is singer-actor Harrdy Sandhu, who found himself and his team being misrepresented online, sparking serious concern over digital accountability. "They were promised personal meetings with me in exchange for money," Hardy Sandhu tells us. The singer recently found out that some has been impersonating not only him but his manager Pouja Gandhi online.

"It began when someone message my manager on Instagram about a fake account claiming to be from my team and inviting fans to a Telegram group for personal access to me," Harrdy shares. What fol...