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Actor Nadia Hussain has said her intention was never to humiliate anyone when she shared details of an imposter impersonating an FIA official and attempting to scam her out of Rs30 million.

Speaking to the media on Monday after appearing before a court in Karachi, Hussain, against whom an inquiry has been initiated by the FIA for making “baseless allegations” against officials, said she just wanted the scammer to face justice.

“I would want the scammer to face justice because this is a trap that they’ve laid out for people like me who are desperate for help,” she said, referring to a man impersonating an FIA official whom she says offered to help her meet her husband if she paid him an exorbitant amount of money.

Hussain’s husband, Atif Muhammad Khan, was arrested by the FIA on March 8 in a case relating to embezzlement of funds during his tenure as CEO of Al-Falah Securities, according to an FIA press statement issued on Friday. The criminal inquiry against him was initiated on the complaint of the chairman of the Al-Falah Securities board of directors.

While her husband was in custody, Hussain took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a series of videos in which she said a man impersonating a police official had been trying to extort money from her in exchange for her husband being granted bail.

Hussain said that she had no intention of disrespecting or affecting the position of the FIA official whom the scammer impersonated. “My intention was always to highlight the scam, which is very important in my eyes. Scammers like these cannot go scot-free,” she told the media.

“The cybercrime department is yet to complete its forensics, I am completely okay with this, I am cooperative. If they need my phone for forensics, then I am ready to cooperate. My intention was never to make anyone feel hurt or humiliated. I really want the scammer to be brought to justice,” she said.

She suggested the authorities should make an informational video about the “emotional and mental torture I’m having to go through because of the situation I’m in”. She said she had recorded the calls as evidence because she realised something was wrong.

“When people get such kind of calls, they get worried, I would just like to tell people that if something like this happens to them they should immediately complain on the FIA portal. And if it’s possible, then definitely pay a visit to the department. I also just found out that sometimes complaining on the portal is not enough, you have to visit the department. And in the end, don’t be scared,” she said.

“I had reported on the cybercrime portal myself but I didn’t know that I had to come to the department physically because again, this has never happened to me before,” the model turned actor said.

In her Instagram post, Hussain had said she would be approaching Nadra officials to ask how her family members’ phone numbers “were so easily available”. In a clarification on Monday, Nadra denied maintaining a database of mobile numbers registered against citizens and said its primary function is to manage and maintain the national database of Computerised National Identity Cards.