Impersonation
Digital arrest / CBI video call
Someone posing as police or a court demands money on a video call to avoid a fake warrant.
Warning signs
- 01
The call moves to WhatsApp, Skype, or Telegram and they refuse to let you hang up.
- 02
A person in a borrowed uniform, or a photo of an ID, is held up to the camera.
- 03
They name a parcel, a relative, or a “money laundering” case you have never heard of.
- 04
They want money moved to a “safe” account so it can be verified.
- 05
They say leaving the call, or telling your family, is a crime.
Police and courts do not arrest anyone over a video call, and they do not take fines on UPI.