<h1>Bengaluru airport fraudsters posing as Customs officials extort payments; do not pay and report via provided helplines.</h1> Fraudsters posing as Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport contact travellers via phone, social media or messaging apps, falsely claim detention, and demand immediate payment into personal accounts or digital wallets. Customs states officials never request payments through such channels and require payments only via authorised counters or online portals with receipts; routine procedures occur under CCTV. Victims are urged to report incidents by email or the cybercrime helpline and the department warns of legal action against fraudsters.