Whatsapp Cyber Fraud: On one hand WhatsApp has made our life very easy. On the other hand, it has become a big medium of cyber fraud. Sometimes reward points, sometimes messages related to work from jobs, all these are robbing your privacy and bank account. In the wedding season, cyber thugs are emptying people's accounts by sending wedding cards. The police has also alerted people about such cases coming continuously. Know how fraud is happening by sending wedding cards on WhatsApp.
In the wedding season, wedding cards are being sent on WhatsApp. These cards contain fake APK files, which contain malware. By downloading these files, hackers steal your personal data. They can also send messages from your phone. Actually, as soon as you download this file, the app gets installed on your smartphone. This gives hackers access to your smartphone. After this, they get access to sensitive information like personal data like contact list, bank details etc.
According to the cyber police, if you receive such a digital wedding card or any other file on an unknown phone number, do not download it without verifying it. Recently, Himachal Pradesh has reported the highest number of such cases. Your PAN card and Aadhaar card information can also reach scammers through wedding card files on WhatsApp. The cyber police has said that do not share your OTP with anyone over the phone. Apart from this, do not share personal data like debit card, Aadhaar card, PAN card.
According to Cyber Dost, if you find any number, message or link suspicious, first go to the website http://cybercrime.gov.in . Click on 'Report and Check Suspect'. Fill in the complete information in the form and submit! In case of cyber fraud, call the cyber helpline number: 1930. Apart from this, register your complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal: cybercrime.gov.in .
