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Gurugram: Man scams jewellery store owner of  ₹2 lakh in online fraud
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Gurugram: Man scams jewellery store owner of ₹2 lakh in online fraud

[ad_1] An unknown man was booked here for allegedly fleecing a showroom owner with a fake payment screenshot for the gold coins worth ₹2 lakh he "purchased" from his store, police said on Friday. The alleged fraud took place on May 11 at the complainant's JMD Regent Arcade Mall showroom on MG Road. According to Anuradha, a resident of Bhim Garh Kheri, a man came to her shop and bought a few gold coins and offered to make the payment online, and asked for the owner's bank details. "My husband Mukesh Kumar was in hospital then. I shared his bank account details, and the person sent me a screenshot on my WhatsApp saying the payment was successful," Anuradha said in her complaint, according to Police. She said, when she later checked the account, she found no such payment had been credit...
5 safe online payment tricks: On UPI, keep your money secure this way
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5 safe online payment tricks: On UPI, keep your money secure this way

[ad_1] Do you keep cash in your pocket anymore? Perhaps not. In fact, most of us prefer making online payments wherever possible. We even have more than one Unified Payment Interface (UPI) linked payment-making applications like Google Pay (GPay), Paytm, PhonePe, among others installed in our smartphones.The process of making online payment via these apps is simple, however, sometimes even a simple mistake like wrong click, number, among others can cause you huge monetary loss. Here are some of the safety tips which you should consider while making UPI payments. 1. Screen lock: Keeping a strong screen lock, password or PIN not only for your phone but also for all payment or financial transaction apps is very important. It not only saves your phone from landing in the wrong hands but al...
Making online payments? Check 5 best payment apps- Google Pay, Paytm, PhonePe, more
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Making online payments? Check 5 best payment apps- Google Pay, Paytm, PhonePe, more

[ad_1] Google Pay, Paytm, PhonePe, and more- here are five best online payment apps that you can use. Online transactions have taken the world by storm, especially over the last couple of years. From street vendors to money transfers in your own bank account, everything can be done online through payment apps. There are several mobile applications available through which you can make online payments, do recharges and much more. These apps can be installed from Google Play Store for Android users while iPhone or iOS users can go to Apple App Store for the same. If you want to know the top ones, here we provide a list for you including Google Pay, BHIM, Paytm to PhonePe:1. Google Pay app: Google Pay is one of the most popularly and widely used payment applications. It uses UnifiedPaymen...
Alert! RBI card tokenisation rule starts Oct 1; know how to do it on your debit, credit card
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Alert! RBI card tokenisation rule starts Oct 1; know how to do it on your debit, credit card

[ad_1] The RBI debit and credit card tokenisation rule will come into effect stating tomorrow, October 1. Here are the details you need to know. Your online transactions, like making payments for shopping, will be changing from tomorrow, October 1, 2022. While making online payments, you must have noticed that your debit card and credit card details get saved by many organisations. They retain card details like card number, expiration date, and more. Though saving these details makes your payment making process easier, it also raises the risk of card information being misused or stolen. In order to curb online fraud, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all merchants and payment gateways to remove customer details of deb...