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These days, cases of cyber fraud are increasing rapidly in India. The main reason behind this is that people use digital payments without proper information. More than 9.5 lakh online fraud complaints have been registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal till May this year, which shows how bold cyber criminals have become. However, in most cases of cyber crime, people are also guilty. If you also make digital or online payment then you should also know about these things.
1. Digital arrest – Many cases of digital arrest have come to light since last year, in which cyber criminals pretending to be CBI or other officers make audio-video calls and threaten through digital arrest. If you also get such fake calls, then ignore them.
2. Work from home- Since the arrival of Corona, work from home culture has started across the country. However, cyber criminals have made work from home their new weapon. People fall into this trap and get cheated.
3. KYC Update- Cyber criminals cheat people in the name of KYC update. Messages are sent to people through fake calls or messages. Criminals ask them to open the link and update their KYC.
4. Sending money to the wrong account- Apart from this, cyber criminals will call you and tell you that their money has been transferred to your account by mistake. Then they try to convince you by sending fake messages. By doing this many people get trapped in the trap of cyber criminals.
5. Apart from this, attempts are also made to rob people in the name of fake stock investment, fake tax refund, credit card transaction, courier address update etc. If you also make digital or online payments, then keep these 5 types of fraud in mind.