New Delhi, May 21 -- Online payment platform Paytm's Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Vijay Shekhar Sharma, exposed scammers who tried to impersonate him through messages posing as the CEO of the payments giant, according to a social media post on Wednesday, 21 May 2025.

"Impersonating myself to me," said Sharma, sharing this incident with his social media followers on the platform X.

According to the screenshots shared by the CEO, the digital fraudster was attempting to impersonate Sharma. The scammer started by introducing himself as "Vijay Shekhar Sharma" and stating that it was his new number, asking the CEO to save it.

"I am Vijay Shekhar Sharma. This is my new WhatsApp. Please save it," the fraudster said in the first t...