Credit card and online banking scams are becoming shockingly common. Even celebrities are not protected from such frauds. Recently, veteran actors and Parmeet Sethi’s son, Ayushmaan Sethi, revealed that he was duped of Rs 87,000 from his credit card. He shared the details in a recent vlog, where he was seen telling his family about it and trying to contact his credit card company to stop the payment. Ayushmaan, a popular YouTuber, had signed up for a seven-day free trial on a website. However, before he realised, he was charged for the entire year. This left him shocked.
Ayushmaan Sethi Scammed Of Rs 87,000
“My credit card got swiped for Rs 87,000,” he told mom Archana. She asked him to cancel the payment by calling up the credit card company. “They took the money for the entire year under the pretext of a seven-day free trial,” he shared. When Parmeet laughed at a stressed Aayushmaan, the Toaster actress went, “He will take that money from you. So what are you so happy for?”
Meanwhile, brother Aaryamann was seen pulling his legs.
Ayushmaan Sethi with mom Archana Puran Singh
The video showed Aayushmaan trying to contact his bank, but to no avail. Amid the chaos, his brother revealed that this isn’t the first time he has been duped. During the recce of Choti Baatein, an amount of Rs 80,000 was deducted from his PlayStation account, which he never got back.
Ayushmaan Sethi Credit Card Scam EXPLAINED
Aayushmaan once again tried to explain the situation. He said, “Someone has taken money from my credit card without my permission. They had these options for seven-day trials, promising they would charge after the seventh day. But they charged me for the entire year in one go… without asking my permission.”
When Parmeet questioned why he is always in a hurry, an annoyed Aayushmaan hit back, saying he was doing the former’s job. As his family laughed at him, he continued trying to sort the issue. After a few attempts, however, he gave up and decided to cheer himself up with some video games.
In the ,Ayushmaan said that he couldn’t remember the name of the website. “It is not some shady website. I am using it—it is fine and useful. But they confused me regarding the seven-day free trial. First they deducted a $0 transaction, which I approved. Then after an hour, they took away Rs 87,000 without my permission.”
When Yogita asked how he becomes a victim of such scams so regularly, he clarified that the previous one was not in his control. Parmeet, however, reminded him that he had clicked on a button giving permission to the site to deduct money from the credit card.