Archive · 7 Dec 2025
Senior Citizens in Bengaluru and Nagpur Scammed of Crores by Fake Officials
Two senior citizens, one in Bengaluru and another in Nagpur, were tricked by scammers who pretended to be police officers and RBI officials.
The scammers told the victims that their bank accounts were involved in money laundering and terror funding.
They threatened the victims with arrest and made them transfer large amounts of money to different bank accounts.
In Bengaluru, the victims lost Rs 80.5 lakh, and in Nagpur, the victim lost Rs 1.51 crore.
The police in Nagpur have arrested three people involved in that scam and are trying to find the scammers in the Bengaluru case.
A 74-year-old in Bengaluru was scammed out of Rs 80.5 lakh by fraudsters impersonating police and RBI officials.
The scammers threatened the victim and his sister with arrest and coerced them into transferring money from their fixed deposits.
In Nagpur, a resident was cheated of Rs 1.51 crore under similar threats of 'digital arrest' and impersonation of police officers.
Three suspects in the Nagpur case have been arrested, while the Bengaluru case is under investigation.
The scams involved multiple international and Indian numbers, with victims instructed not to leave their homes or contact anyone.
- Who
- Senior citizens in Bengaluru and Nagpur
- What
- Scammed by fraudsters impersonating officials
- When
- October 30 to November 29 (Bengaluru); December 6 (Nagpur)
- Where
- Bengaluru and Nagpur, India
- Why
- Fraudsters threatened victims with fabricated cases and 'digital arrest'
- Victim 1 Location
- Bengaluru
- Victim 1 Age
- 74
- Victim 1 Loss
- Rs 80.5 lakh
- Victim 2 Location
- Nagpur
- Victim 2 Loss
- Rs 1.51 crore
- Scam Method
- Impersonating officials and threatening 'digital arrest'
- Arrests Made
- 3 in Nagpur case
