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In today’s time, it is very difficult to find out when and in what form fraud occurs. Meanwhile, another scary case has come to light where a person got scammed by pressing number 9 on a phone call. It was 10 in the morning and Ajay was getting ready to leave for work. At this time he receives an alarming call from FedEx stating that an illegal shipment in his name has been seized by law agencies.
He then gets a follow up call, asking him to press 9 and contact customer service to rectify the issue and remove his name from it. After pressing 9, personal information is also taken.
From here the fraud starts with him. FedEx has issued an advisory to warn people about these scams. The company was forced to do this because its name was being used for the wrong reasons.
The question is why is such a fraud happening, how is it happening and what is the ‘press 9 to get the fraud’ offer that has troubled everyone? AyraNews24x7 has talked to some cyber security experts to know about this.
According to the report, scammers ask users to press the number ‘9’ for further assistance and personal information. On pressing ‘9’ the call is connected to a representative, who identifies himself as an officer of the Customs Department. It was told that in this way it becomes easy to commit fraud because the person feels that he is getting a real call.
In most of the cases, one is lured into online deals and offers in the name of winning the lottery. Sometimes a person is cheated by scaring him. Nowadays, scammers are changing the voice with AI and pretending to be relatives and friends of the users. Many times, people may get scared when they receive a call in the name of CID or police, but in such a situation, there will be a need to show some understanding.
How to protect?
The way to avoid this is quite easy, but for this you will just need to be a little cautious. Experts said that most of the fault lies with the victim. He is unable to understand things and shares his personal information with anyone, which should not be done.
Tag: cyber crime, Mobile phone, technology news
first published : May 6, 2024, 12:18 IST
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