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Cyber Fraud: A lot of frauds are happening these days. Now the scammers have found another way to rob the general public. Keeping this in mind, today we will tell you about a new kind of scam and also how to avoid this new kind of scam.
A few days ago, a woman living in Noida received a call in which these fraudsters told her that her debit card was about to expire and she would have to get a new card. After this, she was asked to share the card details. Along with this, to win the trust of the woman, the fraudsters said that there was no need to share her personal information over the phone.
The link was sent to the woman
After this, the woman was sent a link to the app and was asked to enter her details in the app. After downloading the app, the details of the old debit card were asked. After entering this information in the app, the woman received an OTP (One Time Password).
After this, the woman received a call from the hacker and he asked the woman for the OTP. But when the woman refused to share the OTP, the hacker sent her a link to another app and asked her to download the app. After which the woman's phone was hacked.
the link sent to the woman
The name was VPN Connect. Due to this the bank details and OTP went to the hacker and he made one lakh rupees disappear from the account. Now in such a situation you have to be careful of hackers and such apps. If you get any such call, do not answer it and be alert.
