Online Fraud: Don't be a victim of scams during the festive season, know how to avoid fraud..

The festive season has started. In such a situation, thugs commit digital fraud with people by luring them with huge sales. The Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center (I4C) report said that 7,000 cybercrimes were registered in May 2024. If we talk about the increase in cybercrime, then between the years 2021 and 2023, cyber crime cases increased by 113.7 percent.

Many steps are being taken by the government to stop the increasing number of cyber crime cases. Apart from this, Quick Heal Technologies Limited also talked about digital fraud. According to the company, people fall prey to 6 types of digital fraud.

Online Shopping Scam
Many companies offer sales and discounts during the festive season. Fraudsters lure people with huge discounts in shopping. Such frauds mostly happen through social media platforms, WhatsApp, and messages.

How to avoid
Verify the website. Do not click on any unknown link.

Always make payment through a secure payment mode i.e. credit card or trust platform.

Banking Reward Scam
Fraudsters also lure people with rewards. For this, they adopt the trick of APK file which contains malware. After downloading this file, the personal and banking details of the customer reach the thug and he misuses this information.

How to avoid
Always install the app from the official app store.

Always verify the message received from the bank.

Enable two-factor authentication on your smartphone so that no one can steal the details.

IRCTC App Fraud
During the festive season, many travel companies also give the benefit of sales and discounts. People in India like the railways very much. Now thugs also commit fraud through fake IRCTC apps. In this type of fraud, they steal the user's details, log-in details GPS location, etc., and misuse it.

How to avoid
Always install the "IRCTC Rail Connect" app from a trusted source.

Be careful while permitting the app.

Update the operating system and security software of your device from time to time.

Flipkart Prize Fraud
The e-commerce platform Flipkart is quite popular. Fraudsters also commit fraud through Flipkart. In this, they send fake messages to the user in which they lure the price and gift card. This message also contains a link, by clicking on which all the details of the user go to the fraudster.

How to avoid
Verify any reward prize directly from customer service.

Never release your details from an unknown source.

Do not trust fake messages like gift cards and rewards.

QR Code Phishing
In today's time, cases of fraud are also coming to the fore through QR codes. In this, scammers commit fraud by using fake websites and QR codes with malware. As soon as a user scans such a QR code, he reaches a fake website.

How to avoid
Verify the source before scanning the QR code.

Scan the secure QR code.

Instead of copying the URLs, write them manually.

Verify the URL of the site before scanning the QR code.

UPI Scam (Fake UPI ID Scam)
Since the increase in UPI transactions in India, fraud is also happening through it. Scammers cheat through fake UPI IDs. This UPI ID looks similar to the UPI ID of a big brand.

How to avoid
Double-check the UPI ID before making a payment.

Do not trust the donation request.

Be sure to identify the organization before making a donation.