A QR code is like a bar code, an image that can be read by a machine. It allows people to make payments by scanning the image and confirming the transaction. Many apps and e-wallets have this feature for easy payment. The police suspect that in all these cases, the QR codes contained malware that drained information from smartphones.
In another case, a 23-year-old lost ₹1.1 lakh. The conman introduced himself to the victim, Niharika G., as an army personnel and offered to buy a table that she had put up for sale on an online platform.
“The accused had not only taken money from her account but also accessed her father’s phone. An amount of ₹70,000 was withdrawn from his account. We suspect that the accused either accessed Niharika's father phone number through her phone, or she may have shared the contact number of her father with the accused. We are probing the case,” said the police. The police believe that the fraudsters are using online marketing platforms to target people. Cyber crime officials said they would be consulting banks to see if security features can be upgraded for online transactions.
the victims were selling personal items on an online OLX/QUIKR Site for second-hand goods.
1) Puneeth placed an ad to sell his bike and was contacted by a man who identified himself as Paramjith Singh who offered to buy it. After chatting for a while, Paramjith told him that he would send the cash online and asked him to scan a QR code, which he would send for easy transfer of money. As soon as the QR code was scanned, a sum of ₹24,800 was withdrawn from Puneeth’s account.
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