Phishing, vishing and other forms of financial fraud have been perpetrated on gullible people for years now. But with the lockdown pushing more people online, with little provision for security, scamsters seem to have discovered a whole swathe of the population that they can now target
In Madurai, a housewife received a call on Thursday from a person claiming to be the customer care executive of a reputed brand. Stating that she had won an SUV worth ₹15 lakh for an online purchase made on Amazon recently, the suspect wanted the details of her PAN card, bank account and Aadhaar to process the delivery of the vehicle.
But she sensed foul play and disconnected the call.
She would have become the victim of a phishing call, but for her suspicion. However, not everyone is aware of the intricacies of such frauds.
It is often the temptation of easy money that people fall victim to. They walk into a web of irresistible offers carefully laid out by fraudsters who want to dupe them. By the…