NPCI Warning over Digital Arrest

NPCI Warning Over Digital arrest : digital payment Its reach is now in every corner of the country. Today it has become very easy to pay money to anyone, anywhere, sitting at home. Money can be sent with just one click. But at the same time in the country online fraud And the incidents of digital arrest are increasing. Till now Indians have lost around Rs 120 crore in these scams. Due to these incidents, National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has issued an advisory for online payment users. Let us tell you today how digital arrest happens and what advisory has been issued by NPCI to avoid it.

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This is a new type of online scam in which scammers pretend to be police or investigating officers of any government department and force people to confess that they have committed a financial crime or that a member of their family is involved in money laundering, Involved in serious crimes like tax evasion, murder or drug smuggling.

In most of the cases, the person seen in the video call is in police uniform, due to which people believe that he is telling the truth and they get trapped in his trap. Their main objective is to scare you and extract money from you.

How to carry out the entire process

• If someone calls in the name of police, income tax officer or CBI.
• Fraudsters ask you for a video call. In this they show a setup like a real police station or government office. They threaten arrest or immediate legal action.
• Fraudsters ask for your personal information and demand a huge amount of money to clear your name from the allegations against you. They may also force you to transfer money to their account until the investigation is completed. In the name of refundable security deposit, they can force you to deposit money in a bank account.

NPCI instructions

• Avoid picking up any suspicious calls coming on Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram. Remember police never calls on WhatsApp.
• If you have picked up the phone by mistake then do not panic. Just remember not to share your personal and financial information.
• If in doubt, disconnect the phone immediately. Avoid long conversations on the phone under any circumstances.
• If a call comes from an unknown number, immediately verify it with TrueCaller.
• If you feel anything is wrong, you can report this suspicious call or message to the National Cybercrime Helpline by calling 1930.

So, you too should avoid falling prey to such digital frauds and help yourself, your family and everyone you know to avoid these scams.