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New UPI Scam Alert: Nowadays, many types of frauds are being carried out through UPI. We are telling you about a new type of scam called 'UPI Autopay Request Scam'.

 

New UPI Scam Alert: The number of digital transactions in India has increased rapidly in the last few years. Since the introduction of UPI in the year 2016, it has become the most popular payment option. Nowadays people are preferring to make payments through UPI instead of paying by cash and card. In such a situation, with the increasing UPI payment, the incidents of fraud related to it have also increased. Fraud scammers try to cheat people in new ways every day. In recent times, many incidents of fraud through autopay have come to light. Let us know how you can avoid this.

What is UPI Autopay Scam?

Through the auto pay scam, the UPI user is duped through an auto pay request. In this, first of all, an attempt is made to make the UPI user believe a false story. For example, you have sent a request for subscription to Netflix or Disney. In such a situation, fraudsters take advantage of this and send you an auto pay request for subscription. In this, the request sent to the user may be correct, but the person who sent it may be wrong. In such a situation, the user thinks that this request has come from the company and he accepts it. After this, money is deducted from the user's account and it reaches the fraudster's account.

Understand the difference between fake and genuine requests

Keep in mind that to avoid such fraud, it is very important to understand the difference between genuine and fake requests. Through this, you can protect yourself from such incidents of fraud.

Nowadays people easily submit their mobile numbers for e-shopping, restaurants, malls, parking etc. In such a situation, such fraudsters take advantage of this. They crack people's UPI ID and commit fraud.

In this way keep yourself safe from fraud

To protect yourself from fraud, avoid linking your UPI ID directly to your bank account. Instead, try to keep money in your wallet and try to make payments through it. This will keep the money in your bank account safe and your payment work will continue through the wallet. Along with this, check any auto pay request before accepting it. It is important to differentiate between right and wrong.