- Pause the risky action
Do not click, approve, install, ship, refund, share OTP, enter UPI PIN, or upload documents while the other person is pressuring you.
- Verify outside the same chat or call
Open the official app, website, saved contact, branch, marketplace account, or provider support path yourself instead of trusting the sender's link or number.
- Save proof before blocking
Keep screenshots, links, numbers, UPI IDs, account names, file names, transaction references, group links, and the exact timeline.
- Use official reporting if money or account access is affected
Contact the bank, wallet, platform, police, cyber cell, 1930, or cybercrime.gov.in route that fits the case.
- Re-check when the story changes
Scammers often switch from verification to fee, tax, refund, courier, recovery, or threat logic. Run the case again when new facts appear.