Chandigarh man falls prey to ₹9 lakh credit card scam — 5 crucial lessons to avert fraud and secure your money | Mint

India is going through an epic credit card boom. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently stated that the credit surge in the country has more than doubled in the last five years. The total number of credit cards has crossed 10.80 crore by January 2025. This number was around 5.53 crore in December 2019-20, … Read more

Hyderabad woman falls victim to ₹2.29 lakh credit card fraud—learn how to stay safe from rising scams in India | Mint

A 53-year-old Hyderabad woman lost ₹2.29 lakh recently to a credit card scam. This isolated incident is just a pointer to increasing credit card frauds in India and an alert to credit card users to stay careful. How did the scam unfold? The victim received a call from someone posing as the head of customer … Read more

Legal rights against credit card fraud: What every consumer should know | Mint

Credit card frauds are on the rise in India, and most of them are happening through internet transactions. Rapid digitalization of payment services is also a crucial factor facilitating: credit card scams, loss of funds and identity thefts through numerous fraudulent transactions. There are some legal rights of the Indian citizens to protect them from … Read more