17-year-old girl in India impersonated deceased mother via Snapchat messages leading to privacy and emotional harm concerns
Mar 26, 20251 source
Summary
A 17-year-old girl named Muskan sent Snapchat messages to a boy named Sahil, pretending to be his deceased mother. The messages included personal and emotional content, such as references to family ancestors. The incident occurred in India and was reported by News18. The messages have raised concerns about online impersonation and the emotional impact on the victim.
Incident Details
Domain
Fraud & Financial
Mechanism
contact
Platforms
Recipient
IndividualSahil
Dimensions
psychologicalreputational
Sources
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