Pramesh S Jain
Kannada Film actor and director Upendra and his wife Priyanka Upendra have filed a complaint with the Sadashivanagar police stating that their mobile phones were hacked to sent messages to their contacts seeking financial help.
Many of their friends and relatives received the messages seeking money transfer through UPI and promising to return the amount within a couple of hours citing emergency .
Ms.Priyanka told the media that she had received a message claiming an order could not be delivered due to an issue and asking her to dial a number containing symbols.
Both Priyanka and Upendra attempted to call from their phones,after which their devices were compromised and blocked .
Many of their friends and relatives transferred the money,the couple to prevent further damages went live on social media request people not to respond to such fraudulent requests.
“A message came to my wife Priyanka’s phone we dialled from Priyanka’s phone and then from mine too, both our phones got hacked,”Upendra explained.
Priyanka also appealed to the public,stating:“My phone and Uprendra’s phone have been hacked.Some people are asking for money through UPI.We appeal to everyone not to send any money, she said in her statement.
