Updated On: 27 February, 2026 06:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Shopkeeper in Byculla conned twice out of popular energy drink cartons with crooks using fake payment proof, as cops warn traders to only trust bank alerts, not screens

Unclear CCTV visuals from inside the shop.
Energy drinks are now the latest target in Mumbai’s growing wave of digital payment scams. A 65-year-old Byculla shopkeeper says conmen have twice walked away with cartons of Red Bull after flashing fake QR payment screenshots, exposing how fraudsters are increasingly using forged digital proof to steal goods within seconds.
The victim, Mohd Ilyas Ansari, outside his shop. Pics/By Special arrangement