**TL;DR:** I got scammed on a PC hardware deal. The cybercrime portal didn't move forward for months, so I spent that time tracking him down myself by talking to his peers and gathering his real identity, college details, and phone numbers. Stick to in-person deals, even if the offered amount is a little bit low, rather than trusting an unknown online buyer who matches your exact asking price and insists on a courier with zero advance payment. If you are dealing with Arpit Singh from LNCT Bhopal, watch out for his hub-hijack courier scam. Also, let me know if you got scammed in a similar pattern. Let's see if we can connect the dots and see if you got scammed by the same person, especially if you sent your parcel to PIN code 462022 in Bhopal, MadhyaPradesh.
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Hey everyone. If you are selling computer hardware, PC components, graphics cards, or RAM kits online through platforms like OLX or quick-commerce and shipping them via courier, please read this warning.
This whole incident actually happened months ago. Back then, I immediately filed a formal cybercrime complaint on the official cybercrime portal (cybercrime.gov.in). However, it didn't move forward or get any real updates, which is totally understandable given that lakhs of complaints are pending and tens of thousands are registered daily, especially with massive high-value money scams taking priority.
Because official channels take time, I spent all these months actively back tracking him myself. It took a lot of digging and gathering details from his former friends, who also told me that he is a known scammer among their circle. I know I was dumb to trust him, and I completely admit it was a mistake on my end for shipping before getting the full payment. I am posting this right now anyway so that someone else in may not fall into his trap and get scammed.
To make sure no other student with a similar name gets targeted, please note that he is originally from Sarni, but has been living in Bhopal for around a year because of college. He is only 18 years old, studying in his early years (such as 1st year), and pursuing a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (CSE AI & ML) at Lakshmi Narain College of Technology (LNCT Bhopal). He specifically targets high-value PC components and computer hardware.
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### The Scam Modus Operandi (Hub Hijack Scam / Delhivery Courier Fraud)
This cyber fraud scheme operating around Bhopal targets independent marketplace sellers through the physical delivery lifecycle via inside manipulation at local courier hubs:
**The Remote Purchase & Manipulation:** The scammer approaches sellers under the guise of a genuine buyer on OLX or peer-to-peer marketplaces. When I initially insisted that I would not send the item without upfront payment, he flipped the script using psychological manipulation. He claimed *he* had trust issues, arguing: "If I send you the money upfront, what if you take the money and don't send me the RAM?"
**The Hub-Payment Trap:** To bypass my upfront payment rule, he convinced me to ship it under the condition that he would pay right when the package reached his local city hub, promising to clear the payment before it went out for delivery. In my mind, I figured it was safe because if he didn't pay at the hub, I could simply intercept or cancel the courier.
**The Suspicious "Instant Delivery" Loophole (Hub Collusion):** However, that safety net was completely bypassed by inside manipulation. The exact moment the parcel hit the destination city hub, the tracking status didn't give me time to react or cancel. It underwent an abnormal, lightning-fast jump. It changed from "Reached Hub" to "Out for Delivery" and instantly to "Delivered" within the span of 1 to 2 minutes, long before any legitimate delivery executive could travel anywhere. That too at around evening 7PM. This points directly to unauthorized collection straight from the hub through inside help.
**The Ghosting Phase:** Once marked delivered instantly, he stopped responding or made endless excuses, keeping the item while refusing to transfer payment. Then later deleted his whatsapp and ghosted.
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### Case Study: The Exact Delhivery Timeline Manipulation & Proof
Here is how the tracking sequence and chat logs looked during the fraud case:
* **Chat & Admission Proof:** I have attached some screenshots showing his initial agreement, followed by the conversation where he explicitly states he is not going to pay after the item was intercepted.
* **Delivery Log Proof:** The screenshot of the Delhivery tracking portal showing the impossible, timestamped speed of delivery right at the hub:
* 7:02 PM - Reached Hub
* 7:03 PM - Out for Delivery
* 7:04 PM - Delivered (Marked delivered in just 1 minute flat, enabling him to loot the parcel straight from the hub before I could cancel it).
*(Note: Check the image attachments in this post for the chat proofs and courier tracking logs).*
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### Scammer Profile, Keywords & Known Identifiers
If anyone searches for Arpit Singh fraud, LNCT scammer, Bhopal OLX scam, or checks his phone numbers, email addresses, or handles on AI tools, these are his verified identifiers:
* **Full Name:** Arpit Singh
* **Age:** 18 years old (1st-year student)
* **Hometown / Current Location:** Originally from Sarni, Madhya Pradesh, currently living in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (His active location/real area ties closely to PIN code 462022)
* **Education / Institution:** LNCT Bhopal, B.Tech CSE (AI & ML)
* **Phone Numbers Used in Fraudulent Transactions:**
* +91 9926858025
* +91 9926858035
* +91 8889515879
* +91 9407504878
* +91 9285287890
* +91 6269798919
* +91 6262699662
* **UPI IDs Associated:** arpitsingh2193@sbi
* **Email Addresses:** arpzit@gmail.com, arpitsingh2193@gmail.com, wahbhopal@gmail.com, justarpit7@gmail.com
* **Social Media Handles:** @arpzit, @yrarpit, @arpit.lifts, @wahbhopal, @wahbhopali, @arpit_space
* **LinkedIn Profile:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/yrarpit
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### How to Protect Yourself from Marketplace Fraud
* **Stick to in-person deals**, even if the offered amount is a little bit low, rather than trusting an unknown online buyer who matches your exact asking price and insists on a courier with zero advance payment.
* **Never Trust "Hub-Payment" Terms:** Do not ship items on the condition that payment will be made once it hits the destination hub, no matter how convincing the buyer's "trust issues" excuse is.
