HE IS, CALL THE STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. SACRAMENTO POLICE ARRESTED A MAN SUSPECTED OF SCAMMING A WOMAN OUT OF NEARLY $30,000. TODAY, SACRAMENTO POLICE ANNOUNCING THEY ARRESTED 36 YEAR OLD BALWINDER SINGH OF YUBA CITY. HE WAS BOOKED ON FELONY CHARGES. POLICE RELEASING THIS PHOTO OF MONEY. OFFICERS SAY THE SUSPECT HAD. RENEE THOMAS TOLD US IT STARTED WITH AN EMAIL THAT SHE THOUGHT WAS FROM PAYPAL. WE SPOKE WITH HER LAST MONTH, THE SCAMMER TOLD THOMAS HER IDENTITY AND INFORMATION HAD BEEN USED TO OPEN 22. PAYPAL ACCOUNTS AND PROMISED TO HELP AND TOLD HER TO WITHDRAW HER LIFE SAVINGS AND CASH. AND THEN THEY CAME TO HER HOUSE TO TO PICK IT UP. ONLINE SCAMS CAN BE INHERENTLY CHALLENGING. IT’S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OVER THE INTERNET, SO NOT NOTHING THAT YOU KNOW THAT IS EASILY TRACKED FACE TO FACE. IN THIS CASE, WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE SUSPECT’S VEHICLE. TECHNOLOGY CAN BE A CHALLENGING POINT FOR THE ELDERLY COMMUNITY, UNDERSTANDABLY. AND SO A LOT OF TIMES THEY DO FALL VICTIM TO THESE INTERNET TYPE OF PHISHING SCAMS. WELL, POLICE SAY THEY ARE HOLDING CASH AS EVIDEN
Sacramento police arrest Yuba City man for alleged $30,000 scam
Updated: 10:57 PM PDT Sep 23, 2025
Sacramento police arrested 36-year-old Balwinder Singh of Yuba City on felony charges, suspecting him of scamming a woman out of her life savings.Last month, KCRA 3 spoke to Rhane Thomas, the victim, who said it started with an email she believed was from PayPal. The accused scammer told Thomas her identity and information had been used to open 22 PayPal accounts, promised to help, and instructed her to withdraw her life savings in cash, which he then collected from her home.Thomas shared her surveillance video with KCRA 3, which captured the moment she walked up to the car and handed over a box she said contained $28,000.Allison Smith, spokesperson with Sacramento Police, said identifying the vehicle was a key part of the investigation. “Online scams can be inherently challenging. It’s something that happens over the Internet,” said Smith. “In this case, we were able to locate this suspect’s vehicle.”Police say the cash is being held as evidence. “We do need all of that information for evidence for future prosecution,” said Smith. “In terms of like the timelines of things of when people are getting their finances back, that’s hard to say.”See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Sacramento police arrested 36-year-old Balwinder Singh of Yuba City on felony charges, suspecting him of scamming a woman out of her life savings.
Last month, KCRA 3 spoke to Rhane Thomas, the victim, who said it started with an email she believed was from PayPal.
The accused scammer told Thomas her identity and information had been used to open 22 PayPal accounts, promised to help, and instructed her to withdraw her life savings in cash, which he then collected from her home.
Thomas shared her surveillance video with KCRA 3, which captured the moment she walked up to the car and handed over a box she said contained $28,000.
Allison Smith, spokesperson with Sacramento Police, said identifying the vehicle was a key part of the investigation.
“Online scams can be inherently challenging. It’s something that happens over the Internet,” said Smith. “In this case, we were able to locate this suspect’s vehicle.”
Police say the cash is being held as evidence.
“We do need all of that information for evidence for future prosecution,” said Smith. “In terms of like the timelines of things of when people are getting their finances back, that’s hard to say.”
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