Impersonation scam via UPI, do you think we have any hopes of getting the money back?

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April 29, 2026 at 10:21 pm

We sent almost 2 lakhs to who we thought was a childhood friend in distress.

Turns out it was a scam, it wasn’t our friend and the money is gone. It was paid in 5 different UPI Accounts from 2 accounts (me and my guy).

We’ve already filed a Cybercrime complaint on the website and sent a mail to the bank customer care email as well. It all happened within the last 2 days(52 hours) and the report was filed 48 hours after the first transaction and 24 hours after the last transaction.

One of the issues is that while we’re Indian nationals, we’re abroad for 2 months for a work thing, so we’re unable to go to the banks in person.

Have you heard of the cyber crime department helping out in case of an impersonation case where the transactions were made willingly but to the wrong person?

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