Reeti got a message on Instagram. It was written in the message – We want to collaborate with you. The account making this offer claimed that it was working for a spectacles manufacturing brand. It was also said in the message that Reeti has been selected as the ambassador to promote the brand. The company was also said to provide free products for this work. To take the matter forward, Riti was asked to do certain things.
It is obvious that such messages surprise you as well as make you happy. In happiness, Reeti also made up her mind that if she is getting some goods for free and is also getting the offer of earning some money, then what is the harm in it. After just a few minutes, Reeti was about to get trapped in this illusion, then she remembered all those incidents of cyber scam in which people’s accounts got emptied in the pursuit of earning money. After this Reeti showed wisdom and started investigating the account.
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Today is the era of influencers. People are earning money by making reels without going into any formality. But in the meantime there is also a need to remain a little alert. These days, the number of both money making messages and scammers on social media platforms has increased. Users are offered to earn money on some pretext or the other. For this you will be asked for your Google Pay/Paytm/PhonePe scanner (QR code) or account number. Or you will be asked to confirm a code. No matter how vague the talks are, the scammers will eventually extract OTP or any details from you and your account will be emptied within minutes. If we use our brain a little, these things can be avoided.
How to identify offer real or fake
You might be wondering how will you be able to earn money from social media amid such incidents? In fact, if the account giving the offer is scrutinized then the difference between real and fake can be easily detected. When in doubt, Reeti also did something from which you too can learn. Know what Reeti did.
First of all, Reeti went to the profile of the Instagram account from which the message had come. The account seemed fine, as if anyone would accept it as genuine. After this, the posts from the profile were opened and people’s comments were read, in which many different things were written. Many users said in the comments that this profile is claiming to be an American sunglasses company, but this account seems to be related to Russia. It was also said that the username of this account has been changed a total of four times. Obviously no real company would do such work.
Overall, if scammers want to make you their target someday, then try to show wisdom like Riti. This method will also be useful for messages received from unknown people on Instagram as well as Facebook and other social media accounts.
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