Dupe bid using fake FB account of actress Anubha

Bhubaneswar: Ollywood actress Anubha on Sunday brought allegations against a fraudster, who had been seeking monetary donations from her fans through a fake Facebook account in her name.

As per the actress, an unidentified person using a fake Facebook account in her name had been seeking monetary help from people citing that she is in trouble after moving to Bengaluru.

In her latest Facebook post, the actress has posted the chat details between the fraudster operating the fake account and another person who came forward to help the actress. Anubha said the matter came to light after the person mailed her seeking her account number.

Saying that the incident would tarnish her image, the actress urged people not to trust anyone or share any information or lend monetary help by trusting such fraudsters through internet.

“If any account asks you for any kind of help first confirm it in person and don't trust strangers even if they are public faces,” she stated in her post.

Anubha also said that she had earlier informed the Cyber Crime Cell regarding the issue following which many fake accounts in her name were blocked.

This apart, the actress has also mentioned her original Facebook, Instagram and twitter account details on her post for reference of the public.

Celebrities falling prey to online fraudulence is not new in Odisha. Earlier, Ollywood actor Babusan also got into trouble after a woman from Sundergarh alleged that a Facebook account in his name had sought donation of Rs 50,000 from her for treatment of his father. Later, police arrested a person in this connection following investigation.