India processes over 15 billion UPI transactions every month, and scammers know it. As digital payments have become the default way most Indians move money, fraudsters have gotten faster, smarter, and far more convincing. Here are the scams currently catching the most victims — and the simple habits that stop nearly all of them. Why UPI Scams Are Getting Harder to Spot Unlike older scams that relied on obviously broken English or suspicious links, today’s UPI frauds often impersonate real bank alerts, use cloned customer-care numbers, or exploit the “collect request” feature that most users don’t fully understand. The money moves instantly and irreversibly — which is exactly why prevention matters more than recovery. The 7 Scams You’re Most Likely to Encounter 1. The Fake “Collect Request” — A scammer sends a payment request disguised as money being sent to you. Approving it instantly debits your account instead of crediting it. 2. QR Code Swap Scams — Fraudsters paste fake QR codes over real ones at shops, redirecting payments to their own account instead of the merchant’s. 3. Fake Customer…
Author: Avanish Jaiswal (FM News)
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