Bollywood Actor Duped Of Rs 5.79 Lakh By Scammer Posing As Mumbai Cop: Report

The incident took place last week when Anjali Patil received a call from an individual claiming to be Deepak Sharma, an employee of FedEx Courier Company.

Bollywood actor Anjali Patil was duped of Rs 5.79 lakh by a cyber fraud posing as a Mumbai Police officer, a report said. The incident took place last week when Ms Patil received a call from an individual claiming to be Deepak Sharma, an employee of FedEx Courier Company.

Sharma reportedly informed the actor that a parcel registered in her name, bound for Taiwan, had been intercepted by customs authorities who allegedly discovered drugs inside. The caller also claimed that Ms Patil's Aadhaar card was found within the parcel, urging her to contact the Mumbai cyber police to prevent any potential misuse of her personal information.

Subsequently, Anjali received a Skype call from an individual identifying themselves as Mr Banerjee from the Mumbai cyber police. Banerjee said that Mr Patil's Aadhaar card had been linked to three bank accounts involved in a money laundering case. To verify her innocence, Banerjee demanded a processing fee of Rs 96,525.