Many methods of online scams have been revealed for some time. Now in a new way, scammers are cheating people by showing fear of edited photos. In such a case, scammers cheated millions of rupees from an elderly West Bengal elder. There is a need to be careful to avoid such cases. Let us know what this matter was and how can it be saved from such scams.
video calls started scam
According to media reports, a 70 -year -old retired government employee living in South Dinajpur receives a video call from an unknown number. There is a young woman making video calls. This entire scam starts from here. A few days later, he gets a video call again. The video caller showed an edited photo with the woman of the elderly. Seeing this, the elderly got scared. After this, the woman who made the video call demanded money from the elderly. On not giving money, he showed the fear of sharing the photo on social media.
Police officer called call
After this, the scammers became a police officer and made a call to the elderly. He falsely claimed in front of the elderly that the woman has attempted suicide and is undergoing treatment. If the money is not given for his treatment, then it will be arrested. Fearing this, the elderly transferred 6.5 lakh rupees to his account. Even after this, the scammers did not end. Later, when the victim realized this, he told this to his wife. The wife advised the elderly to complain about the case to the police.
How to avoid such scams?
- Do not receive phone or video calls coming from any unknown or suspicious number. & Nbsp;
- If someone try to blackmail, cut the call immediately and report the case.
- If someone is talking as a government official, then verify his identity with the concerned department.
- Do not share your sensitive information under any kind of pressure.
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