Conman Poses As Cop, Dupes Actor Anjali Patil Of Rs 5 Lakh: Details Here

Bollywood actor Anjali Patil recently fell prey to the viral 'drug parcel scam' losing a huge sum of ₹ 5.79 lakhs. This cyber fraud has targeted many celebrities in the past few months. 

Reportedly, the scam took place when an individual called Patil claiming to be from Mumbai Police cyber security and demanding a "processing fee" from the actor to clear her name out of a drug case. 

How Bollywood Actor Anjali Patil Was Duped By Conman Posing As A Cop?

As per the reports, on December 28, actor Anjali Patil received a call from an unknown number claiming to be Deepak Sharma, an employee of the courier service FedEx. The caller informed Patil a parcel under her name inbound for Taiwan had been intercepted by customs authorities who allegedly found drugs in the parcel. 

The caller also claimed that her Aadhar card was also found in the parcel and guided her to contact Mumbai cyber police to abstain from the potential misuse of her personal information. 

Shortly after the call, Patil received a Skype call from an individual who identified himself as Banerjee from the Mumbai cyber police branch informing the 36-year-old actor that her Aadhar card had been linked to three different bank accounts involved in money laundering. 

To verify the innocence of Patil, Banerjee demanded a processing fee of ₹ 96,525 from the actor. The fraudulent officer even escalated the scam by informing Patil that several bank officials were also informed of the money laundering scam they had unfolded.

To close the case and avoid legal consequences, Patil was blackjacked by the impersonator cop to transfer an additional amount of ₹ 4,83,291 to clear her name. 

As per the police, Patil panicked and to avoid a police case and defamation the actor recklessly transferred the demanded amount into a bank account in the Punjab National Bank to close the case. 

It was only a few days later when Patil, a resident of Andheri in Mumbai confided about the incident to her landlord she found out she had been prey to a well-orchestrated cyber scam that prompted her to lodge a complaint in DN Nagar police station who registered a case of cyber fraud and reported the investigation to be underway. 

Anjali Patil is a Bollywood actor predominantly seen in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu films. She is critically recognised for films such as Kaala, Newton, Chakrvyuh, and Mirzya among others.