Cyber fraud: Cases of cyber fraud are increasing day by day in the country. Fraudsters are duping people in new ways. At some places, people are being duped by pretending to be a digital arrest officer and at other places by posing as a CBI officer. Meanwhile, a new case of cyber fraud has come to light in which a woman has been duped of about Rs 1.5 lakh in the name of deleting her records. Let’s know what the whole matter is.
How did the fraud happen
For your information, let us tell you that a woman living in Panchkula, Haryana received a message on her mobile in the name of a bank. Since the message was in the name of the bank, the woman did not suspect it. In this message, the woman was told that her net-banking points were ending. A link was also given with the message in which the woman had to fill in her bank details. After this, the woman became relaxed.
But after some time, a message of a transaction of 98 thousand rupees came on the woman’s mobile. Before the woman could understand anything, another transaction of 49 thousand rupees was done. After this, the woman got the account blocked. After this, the woman has lodged a report in the police station. The police have registered a report under several different sections.
How to avoid such fraudsters?
Many measures have to be taken to avoid cyber fraud.
- One should never click on any unknown link.
- You should not immediately reply to messages received in the name of the bank.
- Before replying, please get the message verified from the bank.
- You should avoid getting lured by any unknown person who gives you attractive offers.
- Apart from this, you should not pick up any calls or WhatsApp calls from any strange numbers.
- You should not share any of your personal information with anyone over the phone.
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