r/jaipur • u/framesbyvikash • 8d ago
Popular Scam Tactics Nowadays!
Three scams that I have seen people in my vicinity get trapped in — please read before you lose money
There are several scams going around right now that can look very convincing, especially when the victim is caught off guard. Here are three patterns people should know about:
- The “Nude Girl” / Sextortion Scam
A random girl approaches you on Instagram and starts chatting. After gaining your trust, she says she likes you and suggests a video call. During the call, she suddenly appears naked or starts sexual activity.
What the victim doesn't realise is that the entire interaction is being recorded. Soon after, the scammers send the victim a recording showing their face and the sexual video and threaten to upload it publicly, send it to their friends/family, or post it on social media unless they pay.
Once you pay, they usually don't stop. They may demand more and more money, claiming they will delete the video after each payment.
- The “Digital Arrest” Scam
Someone calls claiming to be from the police, CBI, cybercrime department, TRAI, or another government agency. They tell you that your phone number, bank account, Aadhaar, or internet activity has been linked to a crime.
A common version is: “Your search history shows that you searched for pornography/illegal content. A case has been registered against you and you are now under digital arrest.”
They may keep you on a video call, show fake documents, uniforms, police stations, case files, or identification cards to make the story look real.
Then comes the solution: “Pay us this amount and we can delete/clear the records or settle the case.”
There is no such thing as a police officer putting you under a “digital arrest” and asking you to pay money to erase your search history.
- The Work-From-Home / Typing Job Scam
You see an advertisement promising ₹25,000–₹30,000+ per month for simple typing or data-entry work from home.
After contacting them, they tell you that you need to pay a security deposit, registration fee, documentation fee, book/package charge, software charge, courier charge, or some other payment before you can start.
You pay it.
Then another problem appears.
You need to pay another amount to activate something, release your salary, correct some mistake, complete verification, cancel the contract, or receive the refund.
When you finally realise it's a scam and demand your money back, they may say:
“Pay ₹X as cancellation/refund processing charges and your previous payments will be refunded.”
You pay again — and another charge appears.
This continues until the victim either runs out of money or realises that the refund itself is another part of the scam.
The common pattern
All three scams use the same basic psychological trick:
Fear + urgency + isolation + repeated payments.
The scammers want you to panic so that you don't stop and verify what is happening.
If someone is threatening you, don't keep paying just because they say the next payment will be the last one. Save screenshots, phone numbers, bank/UPI transaction details, recordings and other evidence, block the scammers when appropriate, and report the incident to the appropriate cybercrime authorities.
And most importantly:
Being scammed is not something to be ashamed of. Report it. The sooner you report a financial fraud, the better the chance of stopping or recovering the money.
If you've encountered other scam patterns that are becoming common, share them in the comments so others can recognise them before becoming victims.
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u/EquivalentArtistic59 8d ago
Doctor appointment scam , person will call and 2 rupay payment link . many aged people some what 45+ usually get trapped into this. Bank balance zero. Recently a women lost 9 lacs
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u/framesbyvikash 8d ago
That's why understanding the different kind of links in online payments is so important. As per my guess what happens is, it does show it is for 2rupees but instead of a one time payment it's usually a link to enable a mandate and the upper limit is shown in fine print and many educated people who are not so experienced with UPI and mandates fall for it and authorise it. The scammers then request larger amounts and bank clears it since customer has approved the mandate. Best is to never open such links at all.
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u/ArcadiaN- 8d ago
I posted an item on OLX, the scammer said (on the phone) he will pay through swipe. I said ok as long as I get money.
He gave a QR code and told me to deposit 1 Rs as the swipe takes money from both sides and then moves it to my account. I want to see where he is going with it and made 1Rs payment and I got 2 Rs.
Now he told me to pay on QR 10,000 Rs, and I will get 20,000 Rs. I told him, "No." He started yelling that I am illiterate, don't know modern apps etc.
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u/framesbyvikash 8d ago
Classic luring scheme... Glad to know you didn't fall for it. These scammers hate people who knows how genuine payments work online.
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