Profile cloning -Fraudster will make exact same profile like yours - using pictures from your own profile. They will then message to your contacts asking for money immediately for the surgery of mother or similar emotional lie
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I'll touch upon few different types of cyber frauds and few possible ways in which we can avoid ourselves to be duped of money, time & energy.
Will also attach few real registered FIRs showing that most of the times such crimes happen with educated & learned people.
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Profile cloning -Fraudster will make exact same profile like yours - using pictures from your own profile. They will then message to your contacts asking for money immediately for the surgery of mother or similar emotional lie
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Don't verify by calling that person, instead, call a common friend or family member of that person. Don't think you can't be fooled - I know at least 20 people working in Top IT MNCs becoming victim of this fraud. Lock your FB/Insta.
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This generally happens while selling something on OLX/Quikr & similar platforms. In such cases, people will fraud in the name of paying money by asking to scan the QR code or click a link.
NEVER scan the QR code to receive money, give your UPI
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Fraudster will send fake SMS showing amount credited to the account - with correct account number in SMS. Then they will call from unknown numbers asking for money.
ALWAYS check your bank account first via bank app.
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Read the attached FIRs to understand - fraudster will befriend on social media by sharing watsapp number for authenticity. These numbers are generally foreign numbers because watsapp phone calls can't be recorded.
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Please see attached FIRs.
Don't buy an insurance/scheme/bitcoin etc. that is way below the normal rates and always check the email ID & website twice for authenticity. Any official ID on gmail is MOSTLY FRAUD.
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Never install any app on anyone's suggestion - fraudster will be able to see all the activity done on mobile including password.
Visit branch for loans and check in-person.
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This is most common & most emotionally traumatic for girls. Fraudsters take the pics from social media, use that to morph into pornography & then blackmail.
Lock your FB/Insta profiles; Add watermark or grey-out pics to use as profile pic
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Also report complaint on https://t.co/ScaXbENBZz
State-wise email IDs & phone numbers can be found on - https://t.co/kpwiHvxvD9
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Fraudster will show the dreams to become rich quickly in the name of clicking ads, writing reviews, creating fake profiles for corporates/political parties on social media etc etc.
GREED = STUPIDITY = PAIN
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Read the FIRs attached - thousands of such frauds happening on daily basis but seldom get reported due to guilt & fake morality.
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Most gullible in such type of cases are girls especially widows/divorcees. Common modus operandi is good looks, to pose as rich NRI or a person with stable earnings
Few articles:
https://t.co/6eMvPJHvxO
https://t.co/6O7TLkrbkE
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a)cut-off communication as soon as they ask for money.
b)don't meet secretly
c)keep a third person in loop
d) ask for address & get that verified
e) do video chats, take screenshots and tell them about it - genuine ones will be ok
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There are many more ways a person can defraud using internet/phone. Most important aspect is to be vigil all the time, don't trust easily, don't share personal pics/videos easily and last but not the least - keep greed/lust under control.
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