New trap of cyber fraud: Cheating of two lakhs through fake PM Kisan link, avoid it like this

Cyber ​​​​thugs are adopting new methods every day to rob people. A recent case has come to light in Faridabad, where about two lakh rupees were stolen from the bank account of a farmer by sending a fake link of PM Kisan Yojana.

The victim says that even though he did not fill any information in the link, money was deducted from his account. Cyber ​​Police Station Central has started investigating the matter. Similarly, in Hyderabad also Rs 1.9 lakh was defrauded from the account of a person.

How did the fraud happen? What did the victim tell?

In the complaint given to the police, the farmer, resident of Shyam Colony Part-2, Sehatpur, Faridabad, said that:

A message came on his mobile phone from an unknown number.
“PM Kisan Yojana” was written in the message and a link was given.
Out of curiosity, he opened the link, which automatically downloaded a fake app.
Before they could understand anything, two lakh rupees had been deducted from the bank account.

After this incident, he immediately lodged a complaint on cyber helpline number 1930. The police have now started investigating the matter.

Adopt these 8 security measures to avoid cyber frauds

1. Avoid unknown calls and offers:
Ignore any message or call that offers big rewards, schemes or government schemes.

2. Do not share your banking and personal information with anyone:
Do not share sensitive information like bank, credit card, debit card, Aadhaar, PAN card, OTP, CVV with anyone.

3. Beware of fake websites and apps:
Any information related to government schemes is available only on the official website (https://pmkisan.gov.in/) get from.

4. Do not open suspicious links or unknown websites:
Do not download any unknown link, QR code or app, even if it is sent by a friend or relative.

5. Don't fall into the trap of earning too much or lottery:
If someone calls or messages and talks about “earning more money in less time”, then understand that he is a cyber fraudster.

6. Avoid apps with prepayment fees:
Do not download any app which asks for high processing fees, pre-closure fees or prepayment charges.

7. Browse only on safe and authorized websites:
Avoid opening porn sites, unverified websites or suspicious links.
Open a site only after seeing “ and green lock symbol” in the URL.

8. Do not accept friend requests from unknown people:
Before accepting a friend request from a stranger on social media, do your due diligence.