Overview

• A man in kurta and jeans approached a commuter at Rajiv Chowk station claiming to be a Capgemini, Chennai, employee and urgently seeking ₹570 due to a fictitious bank server outage.
• The passenger noticed overgrown, unkempt nails and examined a vague ID card lacking company details and coherent numbers before refusing the request.
• Reddit user @TAG-EE’s post titled “Got approached by a scammer at Rajiv Chowk metro Station” went viral on July 5, drawing widespread praise for the commuter’s alertness.
• No arrests or official investigations have been reported, leaving public awareness and individual vigilance as the primary lines of defense.
• Online users have shared similar transit scam encounters, highlighting a recurring pattern and the need for commuters to verify urgent payment claims.