On February 24, 2026, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office in California arrested 21-year-old Khushal Singh of Tracy and 21-year-old Guprakash Singh of Sacramento for facilitating a Social Security scam, where
- The scammers will facilitate calls under the false personation of U.S. Marshalls and falsely claim that their victims’ Social Security number was compromised.
- In order to “prevent further exposure” of their personal information, they were asked to withdraw $25,000 in cash and hand it off to a designated courier, or money mule.
- When the money is collected, the scammers will continue asking for more money.
The two are currently being held on a $50,000 bond on charges of false personation, attempted grand theft, attempted financial elder abuse and conspiracy to commit a crime.
https://www.edhat.com/news/two-suspects-arrested-in-scam-targeting-elderly-santa-barbara-resident/