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UPI Fraud Detection

Catch fake payment screenshots, spoofed UPI IDs and malicious QR codes before goods leave your counter. A verdict in under 3 seconds.

A customer sends a screenshot showing “₹18,500, Payment Successful.” The goods are dispatched. The money never arrives. Fake UPI payment screenshots are now one of the most common tools used against shopkeepers, distributors, wholesalers and service providers across India, because a convincing forgery takes minutes to make in a free photo editor and most teams accept it at a glance.

ScamShield AI checks the things a human eye can’t. It reads the image forensically, scores the UPI handle behind the payment, and tells your team whether to trust it, before the order is marked fulfilled.

What it checks on every payment

Screenshot forensics (ELA)

Error Level Analysis exposes pixels re-saved after editing. A number pasted over the original amount, or a swapped “Successful” label, leaves compression artefacts our engine detects even when the image looks perfect to the eye.

On-image text reading (OCR)

The amount, VPA, date and transaction reference are read straight off the screenshot in English, Hindi and Gujarati, and checked for internal consistency and known spoofed-format patterns.

UPI handle & VPA reputation

Paste a UPI ID such as refunds@paytm-helpdesk and it’s scored against India fraud patterns and lookalike-handle heuristics that impersonate banks, wallets and government portals.

QR code analysis

Suspicious payment QR codes, including “collect request” traps that pull money instead of sending it, are decoded and checked before you scan them on the shop floor.

A real verdict, in plain English

Illustrative example of the engine’s output on a forged “payment successful” screenshot.

HIGH RISK · 88/100 Category: UPI fraud (CAT-02)
  • Error Level Analysis shows edited pixels around the amount field. The “₹18,500” was pasted over the original.
  • Transaction reference number does not match any valid UPI format.
  • The sending VPA is a lookalike of a bank handle and appears in known fraud patterns.
✓ Verdict in < 3 seconds ✓ Image not stored

How to use it

1

Upload or paste

Drop the payment screenshot, paste the UPI ID, or upload the QR image into the Universal Scanner. No setup, no IT team.

2

Forensic + reputation check

The ScamShield AI model runs image forensics and scores the handle against 12 India fraud categories in real time.

3

Decide with confidence

Get a risk score, the fraud category, and a plain-English reason, before you dispatch the goods or mark the order paid.

UPI fraud detection FAQs

How does ScamShield AI detect a fake UPI payment screenshot?

It runs Error Level Analysis (ELA) to expose pixels edited after the image was created, reads the on-screen text with OCR, and checks whether the amount, VPA and transaction reference are internally consistent. Forged screenshots almost always leave compression artefacts around the edited amount or “Payment Successful” label, which the engine flags. A verdict returns in under 3 seconds.

Can it check a UPI ID (VPA) before I accept payment?

Yes. Paste a UPI handle such as name@okhdfcbank into the Universal Scanner and it’s scored against known India fraud patterns and lookalike-handle heuristics, returning a risk score with plain-English reason codes.

Do you store the screenshots I upload?

No. In line with India’s DPDP Act 2023, uploaded images are processed in memory and are not written to the database. Only the fraud verdict and analysis metadata are retained. Nothing from a demo scan is stored.

Which plans include UPI fraud detection?

Screenshot, UPI ID and QR scanning are available on both the Starter and Professional plans through the Universal Scanner. Start with a 30-day free trial. No card required.

Stop paying out on fake screenshots.

Scan any suspicious payment screenshot, UPI ID or QR code free during your trial. Verdict in seconds.

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