Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh took to social media on 22 October 2026 to issue a public warning to fans about a data-harvesting scam targeting people ahead of his upcoming Delhi concert. The singer and actor urged netizens to refrain from sharing personal information with any pages or accounts claiming to recruit volunteers for the event.

What the Scam Involves

According to Dosanjh, his team flagged multiple social media posts soliciting fans to register as volunteers for his Delhi show. He clarified unequivocally that no such volunteer recruitment drive has been authorised by him or his team. The posts, he said, are designed to collect user data and then sell it — a practice he described as 'a different business altogether.'

In a video clip shared on his official Instagram handle, Dosanjh addressed fans directly in Punjabi: 'We have not asked anyone to register as a volunteer, so kindly do not share your information with anyone. If you share your information with any of these pages, you know that in today's time, data is the biggest thing. So don't share your information. What these pages do is take your data and then sell it. So that's a different business. This was an important message to share because a lot of people get scammed this way.'

Dosanjh's Message on Resilience

Following the scam alert, Dosanjh also shared a motivational message with his followers. He reflected on setbacks as a mechanism through which, in his view, the universe builds a person's resilience.

He said: 'Whenever someone tries to sabotage your work, sometimes it happens that that thing is not meant for you, and you deserve even better. So, just focus on that. This is definite and true: that whatever is happening, it is happening on his (God's) command. Even if you are going through a difficult time today and suffering because of that, it might be that it's for your own good. You are being made stronger for a better task and a better platform.'

Why This Warning Matters

Scams leveraging the popularity of high-profile events — concerts, film premieres, sports finals — to harvest personal data have grown increasingly common on Indian social media platforms. Dosanjh's warning is notable not just for its reach, given his massive fanbase, but because it directly names the mechanism: fake volunteering drives used as data-collection traps. Notably, this is not the first time a major Indian artist's ticketed event has been used as bait for such schemes; similar frauds were reported around large-scale tours in previous years.

With the Delhi concert drawing significant attention, fans are advised to verify all communications through Dosanjh's official and verified social media handles before submitting any personal details.