India, Oct. 17 -- In two separate incidents, Mumbai residents were duped by impostors posing as police officers, exposing a growing trend of conmen using fake uniforms and digital payment scams.

In the first case, a 67-year-old yoga instructor, Anand Joshi, from Santacruz West, was approached by two men claiming to be policemen collecting funds to distribute clothes and food to the poor. They convinced Joshi by showing a fake register with a false entry stating that his neighbour had donated Rs.10,000. When Joshi agreed to contribute, they asked him to scan a QR code, through which he transferred Rs.2,000. Later, he learned from his neighbour that the men were frauds. Police discovered that the duo wore fake uniforms and arrived on a mot...