The wedding season has started, in which nowadays people have started sending invitations by sending wedding cards on WhatsApp. You might think that what is new is the usual. Do you know that cyber fraudsters have not even spared this wedding card and are using it to cheat people. Let's know what is the method of this scam and how to avoid it?
How does fraud occur? Cyber thugs are sending APK files in the name of wedding invitation cards through WhatsApp, after which bank accounts are being emptied. Cyber fraud experts say that people unknowingly open the APK file, after which it gets auto-installed in the device. After this, access to the device goes to the cyber criminals. Cybercriminals read your phone messages, in which sensitive financial information like OTP, PIN number etc. goes to the hackers. Due to the control of mobile phones in the hands of cyber hackers, they can easily make unauthorized online transactions or transfer funds from bank accounts.
Cyber thugs will send APK file in the name of wedding invitation card through WhatsApp
How to identify genuine and fake invitation cards? Usually, when someone sends a wedding card on WhatsApp, the file is in PDF format. For example, invitation manavjeet.pdf. Note that if .apk, .exc,.pif,.shs,.vbs is written at the end of any file or invitation card. So do not click on such links at all.
The card is something like this. In which PDF is written before the name.
One such case came to light in Bikaner Kailash, a victim of Bikaner, has filed a case at the cyber police station saying that he found a marriage card file on WhatsApp messaging app, when he opened it, he did not recognize anyone. After this the victim felt that someone had sent it by mistake. Four days later, Rs 4.50 lakh was withdrawn from the victim's bank account.
A case also came up from Ajmer As soon as the PM Kisan Nidhi file was opened in Mangaliawas of Ajmer, the money was withdrawn from his account. Cyber experts believe that keeping WhatsApp secure is also very important.
Keep these things in mind.
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