Beware! The scam is happening in the name of free recharge offer, TRAI warned

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a notice, asking mobile users across the country to beware of a new scam. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a warning to millions of mobile users and advised them to beware of scams claiming the ongoing free recharge offer. With time, cases of online scams are increasing in India. Recently, a new scam has surfaced. In this, scammers are sending SMS to people, in which they are claiming that this message has come from TRAI to the mobile users. Let's know about it.

TRAI warned about this new scam

TRAI has warned about this fake mobile recharge scam through its WhatsApp Community post. According to TRAI, mobile users are receiving such SMS in which they are being offered free recharge. TRAI has issued a notice and clarified that no such offer comes from its side and has urged users to be cautious about these messages. According to TRAI, hackers send such messages to hack the user's device. By doing this, they will be able to get information about your bank account etc.

How to avoid it

For your information, let us tell you that authentic mobile recharge deals are especially offered by telecom companies. Users can directly talk to their service operator for information about any offers or they can visit the official websites. Avoid clicking on links etc. found in such messages. This can also cause a virus in your device.

TRAI has advised to report any such message. You can report it by visiting the cyber crime website.

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