Cybercrime alert: Messages from fraudsters start arriving as the festival approaches, your account will be emptied as soon as you click
Highlights
Fraudsters want to take advantage of people’s habit of saving. Messages from fraudsters have started reaching people. As soon as someone falls for the message, he gets cheated.
Naiduniya representative, Gwalior. The festival season has begun. First Rakshabandhan, then Janmashtami. After Janmashtami, preparations for Ganeshotsav will begin in the market, then the festive season will continue till Diwali. If it is festive season, then shopping is also done in auspicious time. Be it clothes, jewelry, electronic items or vehicles. In such a situation, people feel that somehow they should get hold of such an offer which will help them save a lot.
Fraudsters take advantage of this and cheat people by luring them with attractive offers. The festival season has just begun and messages from fraudsters have started reaching people. Even though companies have not yet issued so many offers, fraudsters have started sending messages with attractive offers. If you fall into the trap, you are sure to get trapped. So be careful… Read in this report, what kind of messages fraudsters are sending and how they are cheating people.
This is how you can avoid fraud
If you are getting any message through SMS or any platform of internet media, this message is in the name of any company. If there is any link, then be careful. First of all, know the reality of the offer and that message. Fraud happens through this link. Bonus points on fraudulent purchases, lucky draw, two free products on purchase of one product, attractive loan offers, loan limit offers are also given. People get trapped in this. As soon as people click on this link, the mobile gets hacked and fraud happens. The whole game happens through this link. Therefore, one should not click on any kind of link. Cyber experts tell- any authorized e-commerce company, its website will be Https and not HTTP. S means secure. That means surfing on it is safe.
