learnt is that it calls for numerous legal procedures but finally the cops helped me shut down the account she saystimely alerts and verified pages are the solutionsthe fake profiles have now made tv celebs extra cautious on social media to avoid similar issues in the future i am now planning to launch a verified page i owe it to the fans who made me who i am says sidharth who has about 20 k fans on social mediagayathri says that all that can be done to safeguard themselves and the fans is to react on the spot to inappropriate content inform the followers on imposters using screenshots and that can help to an extent she says actress alina padikkal hasnt had a bad experience yet from her fake accounts but the artiste says she directly communicates with fake pages whenever she sees anything inappropriate i message them saying i am aware they are fake and ask them to convert themselves into fan pages or delete the inappropriate post warning them of legal actions thankfully many social media portals have also started filtering accounts to weed out fake ones actress rebecca santhosh who also has many fake pages in her name says i was surprised to learn that there are around 20 fake profiles in my name but no issues so far however identity theft can sure be worrisome for you never know how nasty it can get