Indian actress Lakshmi Vasudevan bursts into tears after scammers sent obscene photos to her contacts


The Chennai-born actress urged her fans to be vigilant and aware of online phishing scams. Photo: Lakshmi Vasudevan/Instagram

Indian actress Lakshmi Vasudevan said she is a victim of an online phishing message. The actress took to Instagram to share her horrifying experience.

In the video posted on Sept 23, Lakshmi burst into tears revealing how her mobile phone was hacked after clicking on a phishing link, which eventually led to her receiving threat calls and messages. The scammers even went as far as to send fake, morphed obscene photos of the actress to her contacts.

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