This simple act of kindness can cost you your entire savings

It’s getting harder every day with the new ways scammers are trying to fool people. We often think scams mostly target the elderly, but that’s no longer true. The number of scams we are seeing lately is unbelievable. Digital arrests, fraudulent impersonation, fake banking and trading apps, and those endless advisory groups on WhatsApp and Telegram promising high returns.

One of the wildest scams I read about was when scammers set up a fake SBI bank with fake job offers and training sessions, tricking people into paying huge amounts for jobs that didn’t even exist. It shows just how far scammers will go to take advantage of people’s trust.

@nithin often tweets and posts about these kinds of frauds, and honestly that is the only way we can spread awareness. It is so important to talk about this with friends, family and especially our parents so everyone knows how cautious we need to be.

Here is our effort, a video that explains one such scam, the quick phone call trap.

This scam involves scammers asking to use your phone for an emergency call, but in seconds, they will steal OTPs and drain your bank account.

Do watch the video and stay alert. Share this with your friends and family. :slight_smile: :family_man_woman_girl_boy:

Stay aware. Stay cautious. :slight_smile:

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its hard Reality…

Appreciate your effort to create awarness regarding scams.

my Suggestion to Please make such kind of videos in Hindi Language. So it can reach to wider section of people. In English may be reached to few of them.

let me tell you… if I share with my mother… she don’t understand… so purpose to share awareness is failed.

we have only way to defeat with this scammers is by way of creating awareness.

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Its the laws that are weak and implementation is even weaker.

e.g. if there is a Aadhaar related scam, you cannot even file an FIR, because Aadhaar act does not have a provision for it. It’s at your own risk.

This is why scammers get away because they know law cannot get to them.

Such great law makers our country has.

@Infinitum_Trader Thanks for the feedback. Will discuss this with our team. Valid point though :slight_smile:

Hi @trader_dude , could yu please share more details?

As far as I know, you can file an FIR for fraud or identity theft, which can involve Aadhaar information. In cases of misuse of data, individuals can also file complaints with the UIDAI.

Oh…Cheaters are always one step ahead. Thanks a lot for such information.