Online Scam In Nepal are rising rapidly, driven by fake online shops, game top-up frauds, and phishing messages on social media. Monetary losses have surged into hundreds of millions of rupees.
From instant digital wallet transfers to seamless mobile banking. But alongside this digital leap, a troubling shadow has grown: online financial fraud. Walk into the Cyber Bureau office at Bhotahiti or scroll through local news feeds, and the victim stories sound eerily consistent.
One of the most widespread tactics is the OTP (One-Time Password) scam. Fraudsters call pretending to be bank representatives or wallet support personnel, claiming your account requires urgent verification.
Another major concern is e-commerce and social media fraud. Unverified pages on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram advertise flagship smartphones or trendy apparel at unbelievable discounts.
Similarly, platforms like Telegram and WhatsApp are increasingly used to lure people into fake work-from-home jobs or illegal high-yield investment traps.These scams thrive primarily on created urgency and gaps in digital awareness. Fraudsters exploit everyday pressures, financial stress, or simply the temptation of a bargain.
If you getting as scam online you must make proof and document must be collected there. If you want to report the cyber scam report you need email us cyberbureau@nepalpolice.gov.np or follows page Facebook Nepal Police Cyber Bureau Report Page.
For emergency you need call this phone number 1111. If you need to aware this scam and keep sharing to your friends and family also too. Most of user will be makes a scam under the digital wallet to do.