Online scams are growing rapidly nowadays. As soon as there is a slight lapse, cyber criminals lime. The same happened with a woman from Patna. He had ordered some goods from online platforms. When the goods did not arrive on time, he thought of contacting the company. For this, he took out the number from the internet and got caught in the scams’ trap. Scammers cheated thousands of rupees with him. & Nbsp;
How was the fraud?
A woman from Patna ordered a mixer machine on 6 February. This product was to reach him by 12 February. When it did not arrive on time, the woman thought of contacting the company to find out the reason for this. After this, he searched the company’s number on the Internet. When she contacted this number, this call went to the scammers. The scammers complicated her in their words and gathered the necessary information and withdrew Rs 52,000 from the woman’s account. After this, the woman has informed the police about the incident. At present, the police have registered a case and started investigation. & Nbsp;
How to avoid such scams?
Additional precautions need to be taken to avoid such scams. To call any company, take the number from the official website of the company instead of internet. Numbers on the Internet can be of scammers. Apart from this, do not share your sensitive information with any unknown person on phone calls, emails or messages. The company’s representatives do not ask for sensitive information like OTP. Along with this, if someone asks you to pay, then first verify it. Do not scan any link or QR code sent by unknown person. Through this, they can install malware in your device, which will make it easier for them to control your device.
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