GST Inspector running secret scamming racket

I am sharing this experience solely to help other people exercise caution if they receive a call or message from this number. Approximately a fortnight ago, I had an extremely unpleasant experience involving this number that ultimately resulted in me losing money through UPI. It is a GST Inspector currently working in Navi Mumbai but originally from Haryana. The interaction appeared convincing enough at the time that I trusted what I was being told and proceeded with the payment. Looking back, I should have stopped, independently verified everything, and refused to transfer any money until I was completely certain about the person and the circumstances. I am deliberately not mentioning the individual's name, profession, location, workplace, family, photograph, social-media information, or any other identifying information. My intention in posting this is not to publicly shame, harass, threaten, or cause personal harm to anyone. I also do not want unrelated family members to suffer because of something they had no involvement in. I have chosen not to pursue this matter further legally or personally. For me, the incident is over. However, I believe other people who encounter this number deserve to know about my experience so that they can make their own informed decision. Based solely on what happened to me, I would strongly recommend the following: • Do not transfer money merely because the person on the other end sounds convincing, authoritative, respectable, or trustworthy. • Independently verify any claim being made before making a UPI or bank transfer. • Never allow urgency, pressure, fear, sympathy, or someone's claimed position/status to substitute for verification. • If money is being requested unexpectedly, stop the conversation and verify the circumstances through an independent channel. • Keep screenshots, messages, call records and transaction details if anything about the interaction makes you uncomfortable. I am not asking anyone reading this to contact, confront, threaten, harass, or investigate this person. Please do not attempt to identify the individual or involve members of their family. I am simply documenting that I personally had a serious negative financial experience involving this number and a UPI transaction, and I would advise others to exercise a high degree of caution before trusting any request for money associated with it. The incident taught me an important lesson: being educated or generally careful does not make someone immune to being deceived. A convincing interaction at the wrong moment can bypass your normal caution. When money is involved, pause first. Verify independently. Transfer only when you are completely satisfied about whom you are dealing with and why the payment is being requested. I have moved on from what happened and do not seek retaliation. I am posting this only so that my experience may prevent someone else from going through the same thing.