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International Journal of Innovations & Research Analysis (IJIRA) [ Vol. 6 | No. 2(I) | April - June, 2026 ]

A Study of UPI Fraud and Complaint Process against UPI Frauds and its Prevention

Anjali Meena & Dr. Jyoti Jagwani

Online payments have made payment methods easier. The use of UPI has become necessary for business, banks, hospitals, education, similarly recharging, buying bus, train tickets, paying electricity bills, UPI transactions have become necessaryfor payment of small everyday expenses. AsUPI transactions  are increasing, so are UPI frauds. Therefore,  it  has become necessary to be aware of the frauds that occur in UPI transactions. Under this paper, the awareness of UPI users aboutfraud has been studied.

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