There is nothing more important in this world than trust. You can buy anything with money but trust has to come with mutual understanding. The fashion industry is a field which cannot breathe without trust. However, there are people like Ankit Soneji who thrive to cheat someone every other day. This person, who owns a company by the name Enshrine Media Works is no less than the biggest fraudster of all time. As soon as his project is done, he stops taking calls and does not reply to messages as well.
I am Shaan Banerjee who is a known fashion photographer in the industry. I believe in making this industry a happy place where everyone works with peace of mind. Unfortunately, we have also been cheated by this so-called best catalog coordinator in Ahmedabad. He contacted us for exclusive dresses and costumes designed by fashion designer Rowa Khan. As I and Rowa both help each other in projects; I was involved in the whole scene as well. I even suggested some changes to Ankit Soneji which actually made the shoot much better. This cheater Ankit Soneji has something else planned though.
However, to my horror, he stopped receiving calls and didn’t reply to the messages related to the pending payment which was Rs.35000/-. I finally decided to go to his office with my colleague Amiruddin Ansari but unfortunately, I had to go somewhere else and Amiruddin went on his own with a couple of other friends. Ankit Soneji, when got caught without warning, assured that he will make the payment in two ways. The first was via cheque and he gave two cheques on Amiruddin’s name. Both cheques were of amount 10,500/- and he assured that the remaining Rs.15000/- will be paid in cash. We again trusted him and thought that it might be a just misunderstanding.
On the mentioned date on cheque we presented them for clearance but again the true colors of Ankit Soneji came into light. His account with Yes Bank Oshiwara Branch didn’t have money even for the single cheque and both the cheques (00020 dated 28.04.2017 and 00021 dated 10.05.2017) bounced. He also skipped the cash payment which he promised. On enquiring from the bank, we came to know that he does not keep enough funds in his account number 001083900005650 at Yes Bank.
We have launched a FIR against him as well as moving ahead with a cheque bounce case in court under IPC 138 Negotiable Instrument Act as suggested by our lawyer. We didn’t want to go this far but during the process of getting to know him better, we came to know that he has done the same with many other associates from different fields as well. It is not about just money but it is about the trust that he broke.
We have been cheated by this person but we like to warn all the models, fashion designers, makeup artists, photographers, catalog coordinators in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi and other cities around the country to stay away from this fraud.
• Name of the fraudster: Ankit Soneji
• Name of the company: Enshrine Media Works
• Phone number: +91 97693 51710
• Email ID: [email protected]
• Bank: Yes Bank
• Branch: Oshiwara Mumbai
• Account number: 001083900005650
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