Anjali Patil becomes victim to cyber fraud, loses more than Rs 5 lakh to imposter posing as a police officer

Actress Anjali Patil fell prey to cyber fraud as she was deceived of Rs 5.79 lakh by an imposter pretending to be a Mumbai Police Branch officer. The fraudulent individual falsely asserted that narcotics were discovered in a parcel intended for Taiwan, leading to financial loss for the actress.
They further convinced Anjali that her bank account was also linked to money laundering.The actress, residing in Andheri, Mumbai, has now become a victim of the cyber scam.
According to the latest report from freepressjournal, On December 28, a person identifying himself as Deepak Sharma called Anjali from an unknown number. He introduced himself as an employee of FedEx Courier Company. Deepak informed the actress that they found drugs in a parcel destined for Taiwan, claiming it belonged to Anjali. He further mentioned that the parcel was seized by the customs department, and her Aadhar card was found in the same box. Deepak urged Anjali to contact the Mumbai cyber police to prevent misuse of her card.

Shortly after this call, a person named Banerjee made a Skype call to Anjali, stating that he is from the Mumbai cyber police. He informed Anjali that her Aadhaar card had been linked to three bank accounts implicated in a money laundering case. To complete the supposed verification process, a processing fee of Rs 96,525 was demanded. The suspected cyber officer, Banerjee, shared Anjali’s mobile number and insisted on the payment. Subsequently, Banerjee, via a Skype call, falsely implicated bank officials in the money laundering scheme, pressuring the actress to transfer Rs 4,83,291 to his Punjab National Bank account. In a state of panic, Anjali hastily deposited the amount to avoid potential defamation and legal consequences.

Days after the incident, Anjali shared the whole situation with her landlord and realized that it was a cyber fraud. DN Nagar Police has initiated an investigation based on Anjali’s petition.
Now, FedEx has released an official media statement which reads, "FedEx does not request personal information through unsolicited phone calls, mail, or email for goods being shipped or held, unless requested or initiated by customers. If any individual receives any suspicious phone calls or messages, they are advised not to provide their personal information. Instead, they should immediately contact the local law enforcement authorities within the vicinity or report to the cybercrime department of the government of India."