In today’s digital era, cases of online fraud are increasing rapidly. On every big occasion, scammers try to defraud people in different ways. Now after the advent of AI, frauds are being done in such a way that it becomes very difficult for anyone to detect. Now the occasion of Christmas and New Year is coming and people will be doing a lot of shopping. On this occasion, scammers will also try to trap people. In such a situation, we are going to tell you about some such frauds, which you need to avoid.
These frauds can happen in the name of Christmas
Fake Delivery Scam- In this, a fake message is sent to the people. It is written in it that an attempt is being made to deliver the parcel, but you will have to update the address. On clicking the link given in the message, people are redirected to a fake website, where their personal and banking details are stolen. This year, such frauds have doubled as compared to last year.
fake giveaway
In this scam, people are trapped by giving attractive advertisements through social media platforms. On Instagram and Facebook etc. people are told that they are being given a gift on the occasion of Christmas and they will have to pay shipping fees for its delivery. Here also the same method is adopted and after clicking on the link, people’s personal details are stolen.
Sale on fake website
In this type of scam, scammers create a fake website that looks like the real one. In this, everything seems genuine to the user, but as soon as he makes payment to buy a product, this payment goes to the scammers and the user gets nothing.
How to stay safe from such scams?
- Do not get lured by tempting advertisements seen on social media.
- Always shop from trusted and genuine websites.
- If any unknown person is asking for information through message or email, then do not share your details.
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