Money & ATM Scams in New Delhi

Currency Note Swap

When paying with large-denomination rupee notes at markets, souvenir stalls, or informal restaurants, vendors rapidly palm your note and replace it with a smaller denomination or a counterfeit, then insist you gave them the inferior bill. The switch happens while making change, and the vendor's confident manner makes tourists doubt their own memory. This is especially common in cash-heavy markets around Paharganj and Chandni Chowk.