IIT Bombay student shares how college ID pic was used to scam JEE aspirants

A student from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay said a picture of his college ID card, which he had posted on social media about eight months ago, was used to scam several Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) aspirants.Abhishek Gill, in a now-viral post on LinkedIn, shared how someone took his ID photo from an old social media post and used it to impersonate him and scam young JEE aspirants.advertisement'Eight months ago, I proudly shared a post after receiving my IIT Bombay ID card, a moment of pride and motivation I wanted to pass on,' Gill wrote. That post, according to him, circulated widely and even popped up on Google search results.
But the situation took a dark turn. 'Someone took that image from Google, impersonated me, and used it to scam and harass JEE aspirant girls,' he said.According to Gill, the impersonator posed as 'Abhishek Kumar from IIT Bombay CSE,' flashed the ID as proof, and claimed he could leak JEE papers in exchange for nude photos.'One brave girl reached out to me after finding my real profile. She blocked him, but he continued to message her from other accounts,' Gill said. That's when the gravity of the situation sank in.advertisementHe has since taken down the post that featured the ID. 'I never thought something meant to inspire could be misused like this,' he added.In his message, Gill urged others to think twice before sharing personal documents or IDs online. 'The internet doesn't forget, but the wrong people always find ways to misuse it,' he warned.Take a look at the post here:
The post drew strong reactions online. 'Don't share personal documents on public forums. They're quickly copied and misused,' a user wrote, while another added, 'Hope you filed a police complaint. If not, you may get in trouble for the impersonator's actions.''This is heartbreaking. No one should go through this. It's shameful how people exploit others' identities,' one of the users said.See the comments here:Abhishek Gill's experience has prompted several users to rethink the way they post online, because inspiration shouldn't come with a risk.Must Watch

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