You can block the UPI ID from your lost phone yourself from the comfort of your home.
Until a few years ago, smartphones were used only for calling and messaging. But since the use of the internet has increased, it is being used for other purposes as well. Nowadays, smartphones are also used a lot for online payments. Most people use UPI for online payments. In such a situation, if our phone is lost or stolen, it can be a big problem.
If you lose your phone or it gets stolen, there is a high risk of your personal and banking details getting leaked. Anyone can misuse your UPI. But, do you know that if you lose your phone, you can delete the UPI ID in that phone while sitting at home? Let us tell you the complete process.
Remove your information from Google Pay
If your phone gets stolen or lost, you will first have to delete your information from Google. For this, you will have to call 18004190157 from another phone. You will have to give the entire information about the incident to customer care. The customer care officer will verify the details given by you and block the UPI ID from Google Pay.
How to remove UPI ID from PhonePe
If you use UPI ID on PhonePe, then to remove it from there you will have to work on the number 02268727374 or 08068727374. After this, you will have to give complete information about the matter to the customer care officer. After verifying your details, the officer will block your UPI ID from PhonePe.
How to remove UPI ID from Paytm
If you use UPI ID in Paytm, then to remove it from there you will have to call on the helpline number 01204456456. Apart from this, you can go to the Paytm website and click on the 24 X 7 help option and give your details. In this, you will also have to give a police report of the phone being lost. After this, your Paytm account will be temporarily blocked.
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