NPCI cautions users against digital frauds, highlights ‘common tricks’

With incidents of online frauds, including ‘digital arrest’ on the rise, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) — that oversees India’s retail payment systems — has issued an advisory outlining steps to protect users against such scams.

It has asked citizens to identify such scams based on themes such as unexpected calls from alleged government officials, a fear-induced language from perpetrators, and attempts to coerce individuals to divulge sensitive bank details.