尼加姆·巴特因对老年人进行结账户欺诈而被捕. Nigam Bhatt arrested for targeting elderly victims with frozen account fraud.

路易斯安那州执法部门逮捕了25岁的尼加姆·巴特, 他来自印度, Louisiana law enforcement arrested 25-year-old Nigam Bhatt, a man from India on a work visa, on extortion charges for targeting elderly people. 警方在4月7日拦截他, 他还没从肯特伍德的一名受害者那里偷走超过80万美元的黄金. Authorities intercepted him on April 7 before he could steal over $800,000 in gold from a victim in Kentwood. 据称巴特与老年人联系, 虚假宣称他们的银行账户和社会保障福利被结并要求黄金作为付款. Bhatt allegedly contacted seniors, falsely claiming their bank accounts and Social Security benefits were frozen and demanding gold as payment. 官员敦促公众报告可疑活动, 并警告不要通过电话分享个人信息或支付罚款, 因为没有合法机构会以这种方式要求缴纳. Officials urge the public to report suspicious activity and warn against sharing personal information or paying fines over the phone, as no legitimate agency will demand payment this way.