Friendswood, TX — Investigators arrested 27-year-old Rajdeep Singh of California after another elderly Friendswood resident lost about $185,000 in a gold scam.
On September 15, family members pushed the victim to call police after seeing Friendswood PD’s earlier warning. She said a man posing as a federal agent emailed her in August, claimed her Social Security information and her husband’s had been compromised, and told her to buy $25,000 in gift cards and convert about $185,000 into gold bars.
On September 10 — the same day Friendswood detectives were in California making arrests in a related gold-scam case — she met a courier she thought was a federal agent and handed over the gold.
Investigators identified Singh on September 16. With Meadows Place police, they found him in Fort Bend County. The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office accepted a first-degree felony charge of theft of property valued at $150,000 to $300,000 with an elderly-victim enhancement. Bond was set at $5 million. An immigration detainer was also placed.
Police believe Singh has met multiple Houston-area victims in the past four weeks.
Singh is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
How to Submit a Tip
If you recognize this suspect or have information, call Friendswood police at 281-996-3300.
Legitimate agencies will not tell you to buy gold, crypto, or gift cards to protect your money.
