A team of 125 people were recently caught in Haryana scamming people worth ₹100 Crores+🤯
These criminals defrauded over 28,000 people from 35 states & UTs across the country📉🔻
I read a lot about how they scam so that you don't fall prey! A thread🧵👇
These criminals defrauded over 28,000 people from 35 states & UTs across the country📉🔻
I read a lot about how they scam so that you don't fall prey! A thread🧵👇
[1] How did they defraud people?
🔸UPI Scams
🔸Fake Listings on OLX
🔸Work from home opportunities - ₹30,000 per month
🔸Sextortion - Post video calls
Let us understand how they scammed people using UPI and OLX
🔸UPI Scams
🔸Fake Listings on OLX
🔸Work from home opportunities - ₹30,000 per month
🔸Sextortion - Post video calls
Let us understand how they scammed people using UPI and OLX
[2] OLX Scam
Fraudsters used to lure people with attractive sale offers of:
👉Bikes
👉Cars
👉Mobile Phones
by posting ads on Facebook or OLX
Contd..👇
Fraudsters used to lure people with attractive sale offers of:
👉Bikes
👉Cars
👉Mobile Phones
by posting ads on Facebook or OLX
Contd..👇
🔸The unsuspecting victims used to call the fraudster on the phone numbers given by them as sellers
🔸The frauds used to ask for money on the pretext of:
👉Courier charges,
👉Advance money etc.
Beware while BUYING!
Even while SELLING, you can be a victim to frauds. How?👇
🔸The frauds used to ask for money on the pretext of:
👉Courier charges,
👉Advance money etc.
Beware while BUYING!
Even while SELLING, you can be a victim to frauds. How?👇
[3] OLX scams while selling something
How can anyone rob you off money when you are selling something?🤔
Exactly even I was surprised, but here's how they do it👇
How can anyone rob you off money when you are selling something?🤔
Exactly even I was surprised, but here's how they do it👇
🔸Say you put up a SOFA for sale
🔸The scammer approaches you as a BUYER and negotiates to appear genuine
🔸After that they offer you to pay a small amount as BOOKING amt of the product
🔸You happily agree and ask the Buyer (Scammer) to transfer money on your UPI ID
Contd..👇
🔸The scammer approaches you as a BUYER and negotiates to appear genuine
🔸After that they offer you to pay a small amount as BOOKING amt of the product
🔸You happily agree and ask the Buyer (Scammer) to transfer money on your UPI ID
Contd..👇
🔸Now the scammer calls you to distract and asks you to approve the UPI transaction
🔸You know what happens when you approve the transaction🔻📉😅
🔸Approving the transaction leads to an instant debit from your account to scammer's account
🔸You know what happens when you approve the transaction🔻📉😅
🔸Approving the transaction leads to an instant debit from your account to scammer's account
Great job @police_haryana 👏👏
News Source: TOI and News18
News Source: TOI and News18
There are many other UPI scams which are spreading like wildfire:
🔸Impersonation
🔸OTP access
🔸Phishing
It is important for you to know all this because you never know how you get fooled to such scams
Comment and let me know if you want a thread on these scams too👇
🔸Impersonation
🔸OTP access
🔸Phishing
It is important for you to know all this because you never know how you get fooled to such scams
Comment and let me know if you want a thread on these scams too👇
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