MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A 77-year-old Murfreesboro woman was scammed out of $55,000 by con artists posing as federal agents—and nearly lost an additional $38,000—before local detectives intervened and arrested the suspect who showed up at her home to collect the money.

The Murfreesboro Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division said scammers claimed to be from the DEA, Federal Trade Commission, and U.S. Department of the Treasury. They told the woman she was under investigation for a seized illegal package from Amazon and had an outstanding warrant. Detectives say the scammers kept her on the phone as she withdrew large sums of cash from several banks, which she later handed over to a stranger outside her home.

The following day, scammers instructed her to withdraw another $38,000 to be picked up at her residence. This time, fraud detectives were monitoring the situation and arrested 28-year-old Gurjinder Singh of Atlanta when he arrived at the woman’s home in an Uber to retrieve the second payment.

Singh told investigators he had been hired to pick up the money for a small fee and denied knowledge of the scam. He was charged with theft over $60,000 and financial exploitation of a vulnerable person. The Uber driver was not involved and was cleared by police.

“Law enforcement and government agencies will never call and demand money or threaten arrest,” said Sergeant Tommy Massey. “If you receive this type of call, simply hang up and contact police.”

Authorities confirmed Singh is in the U.S. illegally. He is being held at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on him.

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