Be careful while scanning QR code, if you do this even by mistake, your bank account will become empty…

New Delhi:- Scammers adopt new methods to cheat people. To trap people, they sometimes resort to tricks like phishing and sometimes digital arrest. Meanwhile, scammers have come up with a new way to cheat people. Actually, scammers are now committing fraud with the help of QR scan.

In fact, with the increase in the prevalence of online payments, people have reduced the use of cash. This is an easy way to do transactions. In this, neither the account number can be wrong nor the money can be transferred anywhere else. This is the reason why people have great confidence in making online payments.
At present, shopkeepers, restaurants, showrooms and any street vendors are using QR codes to take payments. Not only this, considering it safe, people also pay through QR code without thinking. However, scammers are taking advantage of this very thing and targeting people.

Know how fraud happens

Let us tell you that scammers are cheating people by sending QR codes. These QR codes are encoded with phishing links or some scam pages. As soon as a user scans these codes, he becomes a victim of a scam.

In such a situation, if you ever get any such offer on your mobile that you can win lottery by scanning QR code, then be careful, because this can be a trick of scammers. Actually, many times scammers send cyber thugs QR codes by offering to win huge amount through lottery. In such a situation, if a person scans these codes and enters his password. He becomes a victim of fraud.
How to avoid QR scan fraud?
To avoid such cyber fraud, the Reserve Bank of India has recently shared some guidelines. It has been said that unless you know who has sent the QR code, do not scan it. Remember that QR code is used only for payment.

Apart from this, if you use any online payment app then keep the screen locked on it. Also, do not share your security PIN with anyone.

where to complain

Even after taking all precautions, if you become a victim of cyber fraud, you can complain about it on www.cybercrime.gov.in. Apart from this, you can also lodge a complaint on a helpline number 1930.

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