Real scam stories from across India. No names, no numbers, only the tricks, so the next person spots them.
A retired employee in Hyderabad lost ₹59 lakh in three days in December 2025. Callers posing as police and government officials reached him on WhatsApp, accused him of human trafficking, job fraud and money laundering, and sent him forged arrest warrants. Under constant threat of arrest, he moved the money by RTGS to several accounts.
Police said the gang had also used malicious app files to get…
From the ScamBhai desk, based on a news report: The News Minute, 20 Dec 2025 · Source
आम तौर पर ऐसा होता है: एक कॉल आती है, रिकॉर्ड की हुई आवाज़ कहती है कि आपका कूरियर रोक लिया गया है, जानकारी के लिए 1 दबाएँ। फिर एक "कूरियर अधिकारी" बताता है कि आपके नाम से विदेश जा रहे पार्सल में ड्रग्स, नकली पासपोर्ट और कई बैंक कार्ड मिले हैं।
वह तुरंत कॉल को "मुंबई साइबर पुलिस" से जोड़ देता है। वहाँ से डर बढ़ाया जाता है: केस दर्ज हो गया है, गिरफ़्तारी हो सकती है, किसी को बताया तो परिवार भी…
From the ScamBhai desk: a composite of common reports, not one person's story
How a "digital arrest" usually goes. A retired engineer gets a call from someone who says a parcel in his name was stopped at customs. Within minutes the call is "transferred" to a man in police uniform on a video call, with an office and flags behind him. He says the engineer's Aadhaar is linked to a money laundering case and that he is now under digital arrest: he must stay on camera, tell no…
From the ScamBhai desk: a composite of common reports, not one person's story