Cyber Fraud: In the last few years, there has been a tremendous increase in cases of online fraud. Over time, the cleverness of thugs has also increased, due to which the victims are suffering heavy losses. Recently, a similar shocking case has come to light from South Dinajpur district of West Bengal where Rs 6.5 lakh was cheated from a 70 -year -old retired government employee. Let’s know how the thugs carried out the incident.
How did Cyber Fraud
For your information, let us know that Telegraph Online has reported this matter. The victim received a video call from an unknown number about a month ago. On receiving the call, a woman appeared on the screen. Initially this call looked normal but later it came out part of a cyber fraud.
A few days later, the victim got a video call again in which he was shown a marked (digitally changed) picture. In this picture, he was shown with the woman from which the first video call was talked about. Seeing this, he got nervous and got upset due to fear. After this, the thugs started blackmailing. The woman threatened that if the money is not given, she will make her morning photos viral on social media. At first the elderly thought of giving money but then started hesitant. When the thugs felt his hesitation, they increased the threats.
Fake police intimidated
When the victim refused to pay the money, he received a call again after a few days. This time the thugs called themselves a police officer and said that the woman has tried to commit suicide and she is admitted in a hospital in Delhi.
In addition, fake police officers falsely threatened the victim that if they do not send money for the treatment of the woman, they would be arrested. In fear and nervousness, the elderly transferred about 6.5 lakh rupees to the account of the thugs.
But the demand for thugs did not end here. He started asking for more money, which made the elderly suspicious. He told his wife about this incident, who immediately understood that this is a case of cyber fraud. His wife advised him to file a complaint with the police.
How to avoid such cyber fraud
This is not the only case. Many people have shared similar fake video calls and blackmailing experiences on social media. Usually, thugs first start the conversation through romantic conversation or texting, then take screenshots of video calls and tamper with pictures and start blackmailing. To avoid such cyber fraud, you should take care of some things.
- Ignore suspicious calls coming from unknown number. If someone tries to blackmail, stop the call immediately and report to the police.
- If someone calls himself a police officer or government officer, then confirm his identity. Contact the concerned department directly, but do not trust the number given by the caller.
- Never share your personal information, photos, or bank details with unknown people. Especially during online or phone conversation.
- Do not be afraid to be a victim of blackmailing. In such cases, sending money and sending money increases the encouragement of thugs, so seek help from family members or law enforcement agencies.
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