Be Careful: Fraud is also happening through fake UPI apps, how to identify the real and fake ones..

Now we easily go out of the house even without cash, because we are completely dependent on our smartphone for payment. Yes, the craze of UPI for online payment is increasing. In such a situation, on the one hand, UPI has made payment easy. At the same time, now the cases of fraud regarding the UPI app are also increasing.

Yes, a new fraud (UPI App Fraud) has come to the fore in the market regarding UPI. Now the thugs are making payments through fake UPI apps. In this, the payment shows successful in their phone but the payment does not come to your account. We will tell you about Fake UPI Payment Fraud.

Fraud is being done through the fake UPI app.
Thugs do it through fake apps of UPI-based apps like GPay, PhonePe, Paytm, etc. These fake UPI apps look exactly like real apps. These fake UPI apps are made to cheat small traders, shopkeepers, and laborers. How is fraud happening through the fake UPI app?

You can understand this through an example.
Thugs scan the QR code through a fake UPI app and then show fake screenshots after making a payment. After making a payment in this app, a sound notification also comes which looks exactly like a real app. In such a situation, shopkeepers or people feel that the payment has been made due to the sound and screenshot and they get trapped in the scam.

It is being said that fake UPI links are being shared on Telegram. Through these links, people install fake UPI apps and make payments.

Now the question is how to avoid this fraud. How will we know whether the payment has been made from the real app or the fake UPI app?

How to identify real and fake payments?
You should first verify the payment yourself. Check through your UPI app or bank statement whether the payment has come or not.

If you have any doubts about any payment, then you should be alert and check the payment yourself.
If you accidentally become a victim of cyber fraud, then immediately call 1930. Apart from this, you can also complain on the Cyber Crime Portal of the Government of India ([cybercrime.gov.in](https://cybercrime.gov.in).

Always be careful
Cases of fraud through fake UPI apps are increasing. In such a situation, it is very important to be careful. If there is even a little negligence, then you can also be cheated. You should always verify UPI payments so that you do not become a victim of fraud.