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QR Code Scam Checker
Were you asked to scan a QR to receive a refund, a prize or a buyer's payment? Describe it and see the one rule of QR codes: scanning only ever pays out.
Local rules only — no third-party service sees your text, and nothing is logged. An educational indicator, not a guarantee.
Questions people ask
A buyer on OLX sent a QR to ‘pay me’.
Scanning a QR sends money from your account; it cannot credit you. Ask the buyer to pay to your UPI ID or number instead.
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More on the Cyber Desk
- 🔗 Phishing link checkerPaste any link from an SMS, WhatsApp or e-mail. We check the domain against the tricks phishing sites use — lookalike brands, punycode, IP addresses, shorteners, throwaway extensions — instantly and without opening it.
- 💬 Message checkerPaste a suspicious SMS, WhatsApp or e-mail. The checker scores it against the scripts behind Indian frauds — OTP, KYC, prize, job, parcel, electricity and more — and tells you what to do.
- 📲 UPI fraud checkerCollect requests, ‘scan to receive’, PIN for a refund, screen-sharing apps, ‘sent by mistake’ — paste the message or describe the call and see which UPI trick it is.
- 🧑💻 Fake job detectorRegistration fees, ‘like YouTube videos’ tasks, Telegram-only HR, guaranteed selection — paste the offer and see the job-scam signals.
- 🪪 KYC scam checker‘Your KYC will expire today’, ‘SIM blocked in 24 hours’, ‘update PAN via this link’ — check the message against the KYC-scam script.
- 🔐 OTP request analyzerSomeone wants your OTP ‘to cancel a transaction’, ‘for delivery’ or ‘as the bank executive’. Paste what they said and see why it is a scam — and what to do if you already shared one.
The Cyber Desk provides educational tools, checklists and self-help drafts — not legal advice. For serious or high-value fraud, also consult the police and a qualified lawyer.