Conmen posing as Policemen asking for donations.

Location : Vashi, Sector 17, Near Golden Punjab Hotel. I met some "Police officers" in sector 17, near golden punjab hotel, with a story saying we are collecting money to organise a food donation drive for poor kids, showed me some paperwork and certificates to convince and initially that guy was like - "2000 minimum donation aahe, gareeb mulansathi ek tel cha dabba tari houn zail" boht emo diya bhai, and I'm particularly emotional about kids and i had to part ways with ₹500😭 Initially i thought, koi baat nai, it's for a good cause. Today a few days later read on this sub that this racket is apparently active in some parts of Navi Mumbai as well, so i decided to put up a separate post here so that others don't fall for it. They look like police officers, and for a simpleton like me, i was afraid/hesitant to say NO to a police officer, and ended up paying. Please be aware, guys.