Helpline fraud: Why an online search may be the best way to lose money

Two developments have created an enabling environment for fraud- the explosion of smartphones with internet and modes of payment via apps. Methods used by confidence tricksters range from payment requests on UPI to sharing of QR codes on WhatsApp.

from Wealth-Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/save/helpline-fraud-why-an-online-search-may-be-the-best-way-to-lose-money/articleshow/72034305.cms