WhatsApp Wedding Card Fraud: Wedding season is currently going on in India. In such a situation, scammers are eyeing to empty your bank account. Scammers have found a new way to trap people. The police of 4-4 states of India have issued a warning regarding this. These scammers are taking advantage of the wedding season to cheat people.
Scammers are targeting WhatsApp users like this
According to a report in Economic Times, scammers send wedding invitation cards to target users on WhatsApp. APK file is also sent in this card. As soon as a user installs the APK file in his phone, dangerous malware gets installed in his phone. Scammers are accessing people’s phones through wedding cards and after that they get the necessary information. Not only this, scammers are also harming people financially. Recently, a similar incident came to light in Rajasthan, where a person lost Rs 4.5 lakh.
Police of four states alerted
Due to this scam, police of four states have alerted people. This includes the police of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. Police has said that after receiving the Kali Shaadi Card (apk file), do not click on it. Due to this, dangerous malware will be installed in your phone and then the access to the device will be in the hands of scammers.
take care of these things
1. Be careful of unknown numbers.
2. Do not click on suspicious links.
3. Keep software updated.
4. Use strong passwords.
5. Use two-factor authentication.
6. Inform the cyber crime branch.
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