With the arrival of the vaccines, related scams have started targeting people too. Naupada police in Thane have arrested two people for looting a senior citizen on the pretext of collecting her information for the COVID-19 vaccine. The fraudsters seem to be targeting senior citizens living alone. Amid the pandemic, most senior citizens have been staying at home and are easy targets.

Police have warned against not just strangers approaching people at home but also online. Representation pic