Actor Shantanu Maheshwari loses Rs 5 lakh in card fraud: 'Very tiring and exhausting'

Shantanu Maheshwari eventually got communication from the bank, who said he needed to pay the amount to the bank and could not understand why, since it was a technical error from their end. (Image credit: Twitter/ShantanuMaheshwari).

Actor Shantanu Maheshwari fell prey to a bank fraud, losing Rs 5 lakh from his credit card, a Times Now report said.

The actor, who is gearing up for the release of his new film "Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha," which will also star Ajay Devgn and Tabu which is slated to hit the theatres in April, said that after realising that he lost the money, he contacted the customer care service for help, but did not get assistance from them.

"It was around Rs 5 lakh transaction that the fraudster did from my credit card. The whole process was very tiring and exhausting. Whenever such fraud happens, you don't know what to do. I kept calling the customer service but they put me on hold always," Maheshwari told Times Now.

Maheshwari said that he was at a restaurant when he found out that he had been scammed.

"I was at a restaurant where I was trying to pay the bill. I gave my card and it said that I had exceeded my limit. It generally never happens with me so I suspected something. I immediately checked and found something wrong with my account. Then, I realised someone else was spending the money from my credit card. They had exceeded the limit," he said.

On Monday, the actor wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that a card had been generated without his knowledge and his registered email address and phone number were changed without any verification.

"Unbelievable! My Axis Bank account hit by fraud – a card generated without my knowledge, no OTP received, and my registered email and phone no. changed without any verification. Would really appreciate taking swift action to restore security and resolve this unsettling situation," Maheshwari wrote on Monday.

Unbelievable! My Axis Bank account hit by fraud – a card generated without my knowledge, no OTP received, and my registered email and phone no. changed without any verification!… Would really appreciate Taking swift action to restore security and resolve this unsettling…

— Shantanu Maheshwari (@shantanum07) January 29, 2024