{"id":275,"date":"2025-03-31T07:22:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=275"},"modified":"2025-03-31T07:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:22:28","slug":"fake-upi-ids-linked-to-gambling-accounts-traced-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=275","title":{"rendered":"Fake UPI IDs Linked to Gambling Accounts Traced in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fake-upi-payments-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fake-upi-payments-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fake-upi-payments-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fake-upi-payments-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fake-upi-payments-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fake-upi-payments.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cybercrime investigators have traced a network of fake UPI (Unified Payment Interface) IDs being used for illegal gambling in Bangladesh. 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