Scan QR code to get your package: DHL delivery scam goes viral
5 days, 18 hours ago

Scan QR code to get your package: DHL delivery scam goes viral

India Today  

As India continues to embrace online payments, particularly through UPI, QR code scams are on the rise, with fraudsters finding new ways to trick unsuspecting users. Now, a new scam involving DHL package delivery has surfaced, causing concerns among citizens who are receiving suspicious notifications. A DHL package delivery notice has been circulating on WhatsApp and X, warning people not to scan the QR code printed on the paper. The first step asks recipients to scan the QR code to visit the DHL website, followed by entering their DHL Waybill number to choose delivery options. "The paper in the shared image is a legitimate Customer Notification document issued by DHL Express and is commonly referred to as a Not Home card," DHL stated, explaining that the notice is from DHL Singapore and is not a scam.

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Using UPI for online payments? Do this to avoid QR code scams
5 days, 18 hours ago

Using UPI for online payments? Do this to avoid QR code scams

India Today  

As UPI has revolutionised online transactions in India, allowing for smoother money transfers and payments, it has also opened doors to various types of fraud. One of the rising concerns is the increasing number of QR code scams, which are catching people off-guard. In a QR code scam, the victim is presented with a fake or malicious QR code, often …

Hyderabad: Fraudsters stick new QR codes on original ones
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad: Fraudsters stick new QR codes on original ones

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a new online scam that has surfaced in the city, scammers are exploiting the convenience of online payments by sticking their own UPI QR codes over those of legitimate vendors. Scammers print their QR codes and paste them over a vendor's original code, often in busy marketplaces where the chances of detection are slim. Another seller from Sithaphalmandi …

What is QR code fraud and how to escape it?
1 year, 3 months ago

What is QR code fraud and how to escape it?

Live Mint  

Unified Payments Interface transactions have seamlessly integrated into daily life, emerging as an integral facet. To steer clear of falling prey to this scam, refrain from scanning QR codes originating from unfamiliar or unsolicited origins. When scanning a QR code in a public setting, exercise caution to prevent onlookers from observing your actions. Below are additional precautions to ensure your …

Beware, scammers now targeting Badrinath-Kedarnath temple, installing fake QR codes for donation
1 year, 7 months ago

Beware, scammers now targeting Badrinath-Kedarnath temple, installing fake QR codes for donation

India Today  

Digital scams are on the rise and scammers are using all possible methods to trick people and steal money. A recent case reported by the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee, which manages the affairs of the two temples, involved fake QR code payment stickers around the temple area that asked people to scan codes and pay online. The temple committee recently …

Online frauds: Do not scan QR code to ‘receive’ the money
2 years, 7 months ago

Online frauds: Do not scan QR code to ‘receive’ the money

Live Mint  

What appears obvious to a rational mind may not be too obvious all the time. Intuitively, we all know that making a payments via UPI calls for scanning a QR code, but some scamsters manage to convince their gullible victims that this method can be deployed to receive the money too. Being a novice in online selling, he scanned the …

What is QR code scam, how to stay safe from such online frauds
2 years, 7 months ago

What is QR code scam, how to stay safe from such online frauds

India Today  

With more and more dependency on the internet, cases of online fraud are rising. OLX QR code scam As soon as I listed the furniture for sale, three users messaged to purchase it at the same price as listed, which was slightly suspicious, to be honest. He asked me to scan the QR through my Gpay or PhonePe and I …

Attention! UPI, payments frauds soar high in eastern Indian states: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

Attention! UPI, payments frauds soar high in eastern Indian states: Report

India TV News  

The eastern states in the country are witnessing high levels of digital frauds or UPI scams via payment apps and online marketplaces, a report has revealed. According to TrustCheckr, a fraud data insights and analytics startup, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim are facing top frauds in KYC, fake …

SBI alerts users of QR Code scams: How to use QR codes the right way
3 years, 7 months ago

SBI alerts users of QR Code scams: How to use QR codes the right way

India TV News  

State Bank of India has alerted its users about the misuse of QR codes. QR Code scams QR Codes have made online payments a seamless process. SBI has alerted its users that QR codes are never used to receive money. Also, even if you scan a QR code, do not enter your UPI pin unless you want to send money …

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