Nikita Tarasov, a known actor, found himself targeted by scammers who manipulated his personal information to rack up debt in his name. The report, relayed by Maria Shcherbenok’s legal representative, shines a light on a troubling case of identity fraud affecting a public figure.
According to Shcherbenok, multiple microloans were opened for Tarasov in various Russian cities. The scammers gained access to his passport data after a breach connected to a car-sharing service Tarasov had used several years earlier. The actor discovered the mounting liabilities only when notices demanding repayment landed on his desk, triggering alarm bells about the potential damage to his financial history and reputation.
Tarasov’s legal team explained that attempts to reach the debt-collection firm listed in the notices, Debt-Control, located in Krasnoyarsk, were futile as no one picked up the phones. The absence of response left the actor and his counsel with few paths to verify the claims or halt the ongoing accusations tied to the accounts in question.
In a move to resolve the situation, Tarasov’s representatives said they would collaborate with authorities. The actor’s side is prepared to testify as a witness and seeks legal remedies to have the contracts declared void and the entries in his credit history corrected, arguing that the loans were never properly agreed upon by Tarasov and do not reflect a legitimate, enforceable agreement.
Observers recall a previous incident in which the father of the performer’s family reportedly paid the scammers to “save” his daughter from financial trouble, a reminder of how such fraud schemes can unfold and escalate when they involve prominent individuals and their families. Source: kp.ru