New Year has arrived and on this occasion people all over the world send congratulatory messages to each other. This is the busiest day of the year for WhatsApp and on this day billions of people wish Happy New Year to their acquaintances through this platform. Scammers also keep an eye on this occasion and try to defraud people on the pretext of congratulatory messages. In such a situation, you need to keep a special eye on the messages coming from any unknown number on the New Year so that you do not become a victim of any fraud.
How to identify fraudulent messages?
Be careful of messages containing links- Usually New Year greetings messages do not contain any link or QR code. These contain only good wishes and photos. But if someone sends you a message containing a link or QR code, then you need to be alert.
Hasty action- If words like “Limited,” “Claim Now,” “Verify to Receive Gift” are written in any message, then you should avoid clicking on it. There is nothing like expiry in New Year greetings, but if any message asks you to take any action in a hurry, then it can be a sign of fraud.
Pay attention to spelling- Scammers try to deceive people by copying the messages coming from companies. Therefore, they copy the photo and bio etc. of any brand and send messages to the people. Look carefully at their spelling and pay attention to the tone. There may be spelling mistakes in the messages sent by scammers. Therefore, do not click on the link given in any such message considering it to be a link of any company. This can cause harm to you in the new year.
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