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NEW DELHI [NCRBuzz Wire] — ### **NEW DELHI [NCRBuzz Wire] — Actor Ritika Singh has formally alerted the public and her followers about an unauthorized, fraudulent Facebook page operating under her name and soliciting a monthly subscription fee of Rs 400.**
**The fraudulent social media entity has been actively misleading online users by falsely claiming to represent the actor and extracting unauthorized monetary subscriptions.**
### Official Clarification and Security Measures
**Ritika Singh issued an explicit public clarification stating that she does not operate any official or monetized pages on the Facebook platform.**
**The actor confirmed that her sole authorized digital communication channel is her verified Instagram profile, urging users to report the imitation account immediately to prevent further financial fraud and identity misrepresentation.**
### Regulatory and Legal Framework
**Under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, online impersonation and fraudulent monetization schemes constitute punishable cyber offenses.**
**Digital safety advocates and legal experts advise citizens to verify official blue-tick badges and report fraudulent profiles to platform administrators and cybercrime cells under relevant statutory provisions.**
Online impersonation and celebrity identity theft have seen a significant rise across digital platforms, leading regulatory bodies to enforce stricter intermediary guidelines under the Information Technology Act. Celebrities frequently utilize verified social media channels to issue public advisories against fraudulent monetization and subscription scams.
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