Key Points
They are sending fake job offers to your personal email id, using WhatsApp to demand immediate payment of utility bills, placing false advertisements on Meta (previously known as Facebook) and requesting payments through Paytm or PhonePe...
If you are not aware of their latest methods and tricks, you can easily fall into their trap, resulting in loss of time, money and personal information..
When you click on the link and share the OTP, the scamsters will use it to get access to your phone and bank account..
After Covid-19 started, one of the most common job scams is the work-from-home scam, where fraudsters offer you an opportunity to work from home and make a lot of money in your leisure time..
Fraudsters install malicious hardware or software into these charging stations to hack your phone and steal sensitive information such as bank details or UPI passwords and more...
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