Introduction

In today’s digital age, the number of people who are stealing money online and using mobile phones is increasing day by day. Online fraudsters are carrying out such attacks especially targeting women and elderly people who are alone at home.

They follow some specific steps to carry out these scams. If we are aware of them in advance, we can easily avoid such scams when they approach us.

Now let’s look at the 10 most common methods used by fraudsters

TRAI Phone Scam:

Fraudsters call their target and threaten to call from their TRAI and that your mobile number is being used for some wrongdoing and suspend your cell number if you don’t do what they say. But TRAI doesn’t always suspend connections. That is the job of telecom companies.

Parcel Stuck at Customs Officials:

Scammers who call the target will scare you by saying that you have done smuggling, and your parcel is stuck at Customs. Then they ask you for money to get away with it. If you receive such a call immediately disconnect the number and report the number to Cybercrime.

Digital Arrest:

Scammers calling themselves police officers will claim online that they have arrested or are going to investigate you. Virtually no police will investigate or arrest online.

Family members will say they have been arrested:

Some scammers will call their target and mention the name of a family member who has been arrested. They will also ask to pay a certain amount online to release him. If you receive such a call, immediately contact the concerned family member. Communicate and know the reality and act accordingly.

Trading:

Ads displayed on some social media sites promise high returns on certain investments. Usually, all these schemes which claim to give high profit with low investment are scams.

More money for easier work:

This is a common scam nowadays. They find people who want to make easy money and call them and tell them that they will pay more for simple work and get them to invest. Such legs are often fraudulent.

Credit card fraud:

Fraudsters pretend to be calling from a bank and claim that a large amount has been transferred to your credit card or that a credit card has been applied for in your name and the OTP number for the same. In such case, please contact your bank directly and confirm the information. Often these are scams.

Mistaken money transfer:

Some fraudsters will call their target and tell them that they have unknowingly transferred money from their account to your bank account and force you to pay back the amount. If you get a call like this, contact your bank immediately and find out the real situation.

KYC Renewal:

Fraudsters will try to get your personal information by calling you and claiming that your bank’s KYC has expired, and you need to renew it. These are often fake. So, contact your bank directly and confirm the information and then proceed.

Fake Income Tax Officials:

Some scammers pretend to be Income Tax officials and force you to provide your bank details to check your bank account which are fake legs. Because the Income Tax authorities already have your bank account details. And don’t forget that they will contact you directly.