Marathi film actor Jaywant Wadkar has filed a police complaint after his Instagram account was allegedly hacked and used for promoting a fraudulent Bitcoin investment scheme, misleading more than 60,000 followers. The post falsely endorsed a Bitcoin trading platform. The post urged users to contact one Kimberly Murillo and included a Facebook link promoting alleged crypto currency trading services.
The Nodal Cyber has registered an offence against unknown persons.
According to the complaint, Jaywant Wadkar has been operating an Instagram account under the username jaywantwadkar since 2014. He told the police that the hacking incident came to light on April 15 when he discovered an unauthorised photograph of himself and his wife. The post endorsed a crypto trading platform and claimed that an investment of Rs. 50,000 had generated a profit of more than Rs. 5.50 crore within three hours. The actor further reported that he had lost access to his Instagram account, indicating that an unknown person had gained unauthorised control.