MP: Fraudsters swap QR codes outside shops, divert payments to their bank accounts

A group of tech-savvy fraudsters cheated 10 shopkeepers by allegedly swapping QR codes pasted outside shops to divert payments to their bank accounts in Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho, police said on Tuesday.

The police have arrested one accused and are looking for two others involved in the scam that came to light recently at the famous tourist spot, about 45 km from the district headquarters in Chhatarpur, an official said.