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Paying or being paid? Check the UPI ID or QR first

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Paste a UPI ID, or the text your QR code contains (it starts with upi://). We look for the tricks used in refund and receive-money scams.

Never enter your UPI PIN to receive money. The PIN is only for sending. If anyone asks you to scan, approve or enter a PIN to get money, it is a scam.

No QR reader handy? Open the QR in any scanner app that shows the text before acting, then paste it here. We never ask for your camera.

What are you being asked to do?

Three rules for UPI

  • You enter your PIN only when YOU are sending money. Never to receive, claim, or get a refund.
  • A QR code always pays the person or shop who owns it. It cannot bring money in to you.
  • Check the name on your app before you tap Pay, and pause if someone is rushing you.

Got a link or a message instead? Try the Link Safety Checker or the Scam Message Checker.