Social Media Fraud: In the process of buying a cheap iPhone, a user got a loss of about 29 lakh rupees. If you want that there is no fraud on social media with you, then keep these important things in mind.
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Social Media Fraud: Nowadays most people are active on social media. In such a situation, some users also do shopping on social media platforms. Shopping from social media is not wrong, but shopping from here can cost you a lot or say that there can be loss. In such Instagram But due to online shopping, a big fraud case has come to the fore. In this a user bought iphone Due to this, a loss of Rs 29 lakh was done.
In this case, the user told the police that a few days ago, a huge discount was being given on buying an iPhone on an Instagram page. He got attracted after seeing the discount of iPhone and became a victim of fraud of lakhs of rupees.
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The user had contacted other buyers to verify the authenticity of the page. Buyers had told that page as genuine after which the user agreed to buy cheap iPhone. The user first made an advance payment of Rs 28,000 to buy the iPhone. After making the payment, the user started getting calls from different numbers asking him to pay more in the name of tax, custom holdings etc. According to reports, the user told that he had transferred about Rs 28,69,850 to several accounts. The user did not get the phone, but about 29 lakhs was definitely lost.
Be careful while shopping online
- Cases of fraud on social sites have also come to the fore. Even before this, many people have become victims of fraud in online shopping.
- The easiest way to avoid any cyber fraud is not to open any unknown link that comes to you.
- Do not share your banking details with anyone.
- Do not share OTP and ATM password with anyone.
- Don’t fall into the trap of freebies or discounts. Do not share your bank details and OTP with anyone.
Note: While shopping online on social media, verify all the information properly before making any payment. Think about making the payment only after this.
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