QR code scams are on the rise

Dilip Bhandari, 30, decided to put his mattress up for sale on an online platform for second-hand goods. Within hours, he was contacted by a man, who claimed to be an army personnel and expressed willingness to buy the mattress for ₹23,500. He then forwarded the seller Bhandari a link to a Quick Response (QR) code and asked him scan it so that he could transfer the money into his account. Seconds after he scanned the QR code, he got a message that ₹10,000 had been debited from his account. He requested him to scan the code again promising to wire the ₹10,000 along with ₹23,500 to his account. 'Bhandari scanned the code again only to see another ₹40,000 disappear from his bank account. When Bhandari tried to call Singh, his mobile phone was not reachable. He filed a complaint,' said the police.