Mohali, June 11 -- A case of digital payment fraud has surfaced at the Phase-7 Scooter Market, where unidentified miscreants reportedly pasted their own QR code scanners over those of local mechanics to siphon off payments made by unsuspecting customers.

Gurvinder Singh Sohal, president of scooter market association, stated that most mechanics display QR codes of payment apps such as Paytm, Google Pay, and BharatPe at their work booths for customer convenience. However, someone allegedly entered the market at night and pasted their own scanner stickers over the existing ones.

The scam came to light when a mechanic reported not receiving a payment despite a customer making an online transaction. Upon closer inspection, an extra QR code p...