WhatsApp Scam: In today’s digital age, technology has made the work of humans much easier, but at the same time, it has also given cyber criminals a chance to commit crimes in a new way. With the growing technology, cyber criminals have found many new ways to cheat people. One of those methods is quite trending these days.
A new way of doing cyber fraud
Nowadays, a group of cyber criminals have found a new way to cheat people. Through this method, they send fake electricity bill messages to people via WhatsApp. In this message, cyber fraud criminals scare people that if they do not pay the bill sent by them immediately, then the electricity connection of their house will be disconnected.
In such a situation, many common people get scared and pay the electricity bill so that their connection is not cut. This is a new method of cheating people, which is very popular these days. Cyber criminals send these messages on WhatsApp.
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Often a link is also given in these messages. You are asked to click on this link. If you click on such a link, a malware sent by cyber criminals will be installed in your phone or that link will take you to a fake website, from where you will either be directly asked for your personal information, or all your personal data present in your phone like contact numbers, messages, bank details, passwords etc. will be stolen.
By stealing this personal information, criminals can cheat you in different ways and cause you a loss of thousands and lakhs of rupees. The main motive of such cyber criminals is to steal your bank information so that they can withdraw money from your account. Therefore, be careful before trusting any such message and if you get any such message, first contact the official number of the electricity company and confirm it.
What to do to avoid such fraud?
- Never click on links coming from unknown numbers.
- Pay your electricity bill only through the official website or app.
- Before paying the electricity bill, call the official electricity department and get the correct information.
- Make sure to install anti-virus software on your mobile phone.
- Do not share your bank details with anyone.
- Activate two-factor authentication on your phone.
Take special care of these things
Always keep in mind that caution is the biggest security. If you are in any kind of doubt, or you feel that someone is trying to commit fraud with you, then immediately report it to the police, cyber police or the government complaint portal Chakshu.
If any kind of fraud has happened with you, then first of all you should call your bank and inform them about it and get your account blocked or secured. After that, file a complaint with the police. To spread awareness about such frauds, you must inform your friends and family about it.
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