Online QR code and Paytm scam

[Dev]

Today itself, my friend saved me from bank fraud. I am doing online business thru social media (FB, Instagram) and thru whatsapp people can buy products. so, today one person Parmil kumar contact me n he told me that he saw my oxi9 products post and wanted to buy few things. So I said okay and I shared the product pictures today noon & so he shared his address details & his id from as he is working with Indian Army. I said fine, you can pay me via Paytm or Google pay then he called me in the evening n told me that mam here in indian army camp we can’t pay directly so I am sending you the QR code you have to scan that code & pay me just 5 Rs to me it will be return to you immediately. At that moment my friend listen who just back from the office before few minutes, he directly told me it’s fraud. Don’t do anything & I cut the phone. My husband Googled about him thru his name n he is right, it’s fraud. Here is the number of that Parmil kumar i.e. 9707559734 & his fake ID. So people can aware 🙏 also I am mentioning his Google pay or paytm number 8346807831374@paytm which shows Kunal halder. Be safe n aware. This guy do so many frauds like bike fraud n so on. You can google it to check this 🙏 I am also attaching the pic of the person who is using as his whatsapp dp.

Discussion

[Amanda]

A friendly reminder to all: 😊
Never post your QR code on any social media sites like FB, IG, Twitter, etc., as this contains your personal data. Don’t allow yourselves to be a victim of phishing scams or identity theft.
Stay safe! 😘😷

• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by  Amanda.

[Sana]

Yeah don’t fall for it.

QR code Scams are the newest threat nowadays.

[Carrie]

Be careful! The fraudster will reach out to you or engage you in a conversation as a buyer and will share a QR code to pay advance/token amount.

[Khillat]

Dont trust trading or online platforms found on social media or ones recommended by strangers and fake profiles 🙄

[Kam]

WoW THIS IS NUTS! QR code scams are going to be on the rise now because of everything going on

• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by  Kam.