Important news – Fraud of Rs 2.45 lakh on Telegram: If someone makes these 8 claims on the chatting app, then it is a fraud, cyber expert's advice

In Mohali, Punjab, cyber criminals created a fake business group on Telegram and defrauded a young man of more than Rs 2.45 lakh. The victim has complained about this to the cyber police station.

The young man told that he had received a message on Telegram, through which he was added to a business group. 78 people were already connected to that group. Claims of earning lakhs of rupees were made in this group. The group was promising to earn easy money sitting at home through small tasks.

The young man first got the task that he had to book some rooms in a hotel. When he completed the task, he also got a payment of Rs 1,017. This was an income earned sitting at home without doing much. Obviously, this increased both his hope and greed.

After this, he was pressurized to deposit more money in his bank account, so that he could complete further tasks and a large amount could be transferred to his account. As soon as he transferred money to his account several times, Rs 2 lakh, 45 thousand, 302 went missing from his account.

It is possible that the scammers may have already hacked the young man's account or mobile, about which the young man had no knowledge. The greed to earn a few rupees overpowered him and he even lost his hard-earned money.

For some time now, cyber criminals have been using messaging apps like Telegram, WhatsApp to trap people. Scammers give tempting offers to earn quick money on these messaging apps, due to which most of the people fall into their trap.

So let's go, news of need I will talk about how to identify this scam happening through Telegram? You will also learn that-

Expert: Pawan Duggal, Cyber ​​Security and AI Expert, New Delhi

Question- Why do scammers use Telegram for fraud?

answer- Telegram is a very popular messaging app, which has more than 10 crore active users in India. There are many reasons for carrying out scam incidents through Telegram. Such as-

Question- How do scammers carry out fraud incidents through Telegram?

answer- Scammers adopt many methods to defraud people through Telegram. This includes things like phishing messages, lure of job, investment or lottery.

The graphic below shows some of the methods scammers commonly use.

Cheating by creating phishing link

Scammers ask people to click on phishing links. These links often take users to fake websites that look similar to the real thing. Login details or personal information are asked on these. You should not click on any such link.

cheating on the pretext of job

Most of the cases of scams are reported on Telegram by promising jobs. Scammers often post fake jobs for work from home or to earn more money in a few hours. They ask you to connect with a 'Hiring Manager' on Telegram. When you contact them they ask you to make some payment in the name of training. This is a trap of scammers. One should never get trapped in this.

Question- How can one identify a fake Telegram account or profile?

answer- Cyber ​​security and AI expert Pawan Duggal says that it is very easy to identify a fake Telegram account or profile. For this it is important to check some things. Understand it with the pointers below-

Apart from this, there are some other signs by which fake accounts can be identified. See this –

Question- What to do if you become a victim of Telegram scam?

answer- Telegram has an official bot channel named 'No to Scam'. If you become a victim of any kind of scam on Telegram, you can report it.

For this, login to your Telegram account. After this go to the chat section and look for the '@notoscam' bot. The name of this bot is report impersonation and it has a verified checkmark.

Tag the scammers' account or channel in the chat window. Then briefly explain why you are reporting them. After this the Telegram team will assist you.

Apart from this, if you are cheated of money, contact the nearest cyber crime police station or helpline number 1930.

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