The epidemic of celebrity identity theft just hit another boiling point. Actor Ronit Roy has publicly exposed an online fraudster actively impersonating him to target female fans and solicit money. The scammer has been attempting to secure fake event bookings and extort cash using a generic email address and a VoIP number to mask their location.
Roy didn’t just issue a generic warning. He blasted the exact contact details to his followers, dropping the scammer’s Zangi number (3318085685) and an Outlook-linked email address ([email protected]) while calling out the specific targeting of young women and girls. He also drew a hard line regarding his personal interactions on social media. According to ANI, Roy clarified he never privately messages women to ask for funds, ending the alert with a direct threat to the perpetrators: “Cops are coming for you.”
This isn’t an isolated headache for the industry. The digital grift targeting Bollywood fanbases is becoming an alarming routine. Just weeks ago on May 4, actor Rahul Roy was forced to issue a nearly identical public alert. In that incident, scammers weaponized fake online videos to fraudulently squeeze money out of his supporters. The blueprint is practically the same: bypass official channels, exploit a parasocial relationship, and vanish with the cash before the actual celebrity realizes what is happening.