Big Scam is passing in the name of free gift in Diwali, bank account is getting empty by clicking on the link
Diwali has arrived and with it the period of gifts, wishes
and dispatches is about to begin. To make the utmost of this gleeful season,
scammers have come up with a new way to dupe people through fake Diwali offers
and dispatches. An advisory has been issued by the Cyber Security Team of the
Government of India.
These messages
can make you pauper
According to the advisory, some viral dispatches of Diwali
wishes are targeting druggies to steal particular and banking details. The
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team( CERT- In) revealed that some of these
Diwali dispatches have links with Chinese websites as the links to the viral
dispatches use the. cn sphere extension, while others use extensions similar
as. xyz and. top. We do.
Government issued
advisory
As stated in an
premonitory by the government platoon, “ Fake dispatches are circulating on
colorful social media platforms( WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegrametc.) which
falsely claim to give free gift links and prices to the druggies. The scam is substantially targeting women and is said
to partake links between peers on WhatsApp/ Telegram/ Instagram accounts. ”
How the Diwali wish
message scam works
originally a Diwali wish communication containing a dangerous
link, as soon as the victim clicks on that link, the victim is saluted with a
fake website that imitates a popular brand. also the victim takes details of
his connections, dispatches, call records to fill some particular details and
get a special gift. The website asks the victim to partake the communication
with some musketeers and their social media platforms to claim the special
Diwali gift.
Ways to avoid such scams
To avoid this type of fraud, you should noway partake your
banking details with anyone. Before opening any website, you should read the
URL precisely and also keep an eye on suspicious extensions.
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