Mokokchung, October 20 (MTNews): The Nagaland Police has urged the citizens to be alert about various cyber frauds and crime prevalent in the state and have advised to remain vigilant and careful at all times.
The Superintendent of Police (Crime) & PRO, PHQ Nagaland stated in a press release that recent fraud experienced in the country and State is phishing calls from scammers posing as customer care executives from Vodafone/Airtel/Jio and offering assistance to unsuspecting customers for upgrading 4G SIMs to 5G.
According to the press release, the fraudsters send links in the name of 5G of telecom companies asking for sharing personal banking information or OTPs which have the risk of hacking the phone.
Other common frauds which the Police mentioned were hacking accounts of social media apps like Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and use of hacked accounts for fraudulent purposes like asking money or soliciting investments from their contact lists.
The police also warned against ‘boss/friend impersonation scam’ where fraudsters steal identity and photos of the victims available on the internet and access the victims’ friends from websites/contact list and send them messages asking for help in the form of money transfer, merchant cards, e-wallets etc.
The police further warned on ‘sextortions where unsuspecting male/female victims accept video calls and messages from unknown numbers and are blackmailed for money after recording and morphing/misusing their pictures.
The Police in this regard asked the public not to click on unverified links received through SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram or accept requests from strangers in social media. It has asked citizens against attractive messages regarding loans, lottery, online game prizes, investment, bitcoins among others.
In case of financial fraud, the police have asked the public to immediately call cyber crime Helpline Number 1930 and register complaints at www.cybercrime.gov.in.