How to Avoid Online Payment Fraud While Using UPI Apps, E-Wallets Online payment frauds aren’t affecting people in rural areas but also their counterparts in urban India. By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 7 March 2021 11:59 IST Photo Credit: Pexels/ Anete Lusina Online payments frauds are getting more common as transaction volumes grow Highlights Individuals should avoid engaging with strangers Unknown banking and UPI apps shouldn’t be installed Avoiding online payment fraud while using UPI apps or e-wallets is becoming increasingly difficult with the growing volume of online transaction in India. Total number of transactions made through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in February 2021 was 2.29 billion, according to data provided by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). And as more people make payments using UPI apps and e-wallets in the country, the incidences of online fraud grow. Scammers continue to find new ways to steal the hard-earned money of individuals. Many such victims have posted about their ordeals on social media.