Annu Kapoor gets scammed of ₹4.36 lakh in an online fraud

Actor Annu Kapoor recently became a victim of online fraud. He was reportedly cheated of ₹ 4.36 lakh on the pretext of getting his Know Your Customer (KYC) details updated with a private sector bank.

Kapoor immediately contacted the police and they helped him recover 70 percent of the amount. Annu Kapoor received a call from a man who introduced himself as the employee of a bank on September 29. He informed Annu that he needs to update his KYC details and sought his bank details and One Time Password, the Oshiwara police station official said, according to Times of India report.

He further added that Annu did the right thing and approached the police without any delay and the banks into which the money was transferred were contacted. Both the accounts have been freezed by these banks and a case has been registered under the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act provisions.

Efforts are on to arrest the online fraudster.Annu Kapoor has thanked the police for acting swiftly through an Instagram post. Sharing a picture, he wrote, 'I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to Mumbai Police of Oshiwara ,cyber crime wing for their immediate and effective action taken against fraud in my bank account.'

On the work front, Annu Kapoor will next feature in 'Sab Moh Maya Hai' and 'Dream Girl 2'.

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