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  • Google Alerts Its Users About the 5 Key Holiday Season Scams, Spams and Online Frauds

    Google Alerts Its Users About the 5 Key Holiday Season Scams, Spams and Online Frauds

    San Francisco, November 23 : Google has alerted Gmail users about five key scams and spams during the holiday season. The company advised users to avoid gift card and giveaway frauds, charity-related scams, demographic targeting scams, subscription renewals frauds and crypto scams.

    The tech giant protects users from around 15 billion unwanted messages a day and blocks more than 99.9 per cent of spam, phishing and malware, the company said in a blogpost. Google Maps to Soon Bring AR-based Search with Live View.

    Gift card and giveaway frauds are common during the peak holiday season. Scammers may try to fool victims into buying a gift card for them, by pretending to be a recognised contact or offering a free present in exchange for their credit card number.

    Moreover, if a giveaway seems too good to be true, it can be a scam. Charity-related scams and phishing attempts are harmful to both the victims of the frauds and the charities that would have benefited from the donations. Google Launches New AR Featuring Ease of Shopping of Beauty Products and Shoes.

    Keep a look out for identity-based malicious emails, which may impersonate local parent-teacher association’s (PTA) board members or target certain age groups with fake emails, the company said. Scams involving membership renewal may create fake antivirus services in an effort to attract victims with the promise of increased security.

    Even though some scammers are highly skilled at making their messages appear believable, users should always check the sender’s email. If something seems wrong, it might be fake. Crypto-based frauds frequently come in the form of variations, one of which attempts to extort money from a victim by threatening them.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Nov 23, 2022 03:34 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Vodafone Idea Cautions Customers Against Online, KYC Frauds After Subscribers Getting Calls and Messages From Unidentified Numbers

    Vodafone Idea Cautions Customers Against Online, KYC Frauds After Subscribers Getting Calls and Messages From Unidentified Numbers

    New Delhi, July 29: Telecom operator Vodafone Idea (VIL) on Thursday cautioned customers against online and KYC frauds, after it noted that some subscribers were getting calls and messages from unidentified numbers seeking updation of KYC details.

    The company warned that clicking on any unverified link or sharing any details could lead to data and information theft from the mobile device, and result in other serious consequences.

    “It has been brought to our notice that some Vi customers are getting SMS and calls from unidentified numbers asking them to update their KYC immediately,” VIL said in a statement.

    Sounding out a warning against such unauthorised calls and messages, VIL said its “customers are advised to not give their KYC details or share any OTP with anybody on a call, and should not call back on these numbers or click on any link mentioned in the SMS.” Supreme Court Dismisses All the Applications Filed by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea.

    The fraudsters, at times, pose as company representatives and threaten unsuspecting users with SIM block if KYC is not done. They may also seek certain confidential information from customers, under the pretext of verification, the telco said, urging users not to fall for such scams.

    “All customer communication from the company is only done from the SMS ID ‘ViCARE’. Any SMS being acted upon which is not originating from ‘ViCARE’ is strictly not advisable,” VIL said.

    (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, Morning Tidings Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

  • CyberSafe Mission: How to Tackle Online Frauds? Here is All About Indian Home Ministry’s Portal Aimed to Make Digital Payments More Secure

    CyberSafe Mission: How to Tackle Online Frauds? Here is All About Indian Home Ministry’s Portal Aimed to Make Digital Payments More Secure

    New Delhi, June 15: The Ministry of Home Affairs’s FCORD along with private sector entities have developed a portal, called ‘CyberSafe,’ to protect the users against online fraud and ensure safety in the digital payment transactions. It is aimed to assist law enforcement agencies in investigating and curbing online frauds across the country. It has been developed as a information sharing platform between the law enforcement agencies and the fintech firms to ensure easy detection and prevention of digital frauds and make the online payment environment safer for the users. National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal: Government Taking Steps to Prevent Online Frauds, Says Union Minister G Kishan Reddy.

    Cybersafe currently connects over 3,000 law enforcement authorities, including police, cyber cell, among others in 19 states and union territories to 18 fintech entities, banks, e-commerce platforms etc. The portal has a database for several fraudsters, their phone numbers as well as bank account numbers. All the law enforcement agencies have a real-time, online access to this collection of details of the fraudsters. The database is updated every time a new fraud case is registered. An individual who is suspicious of any online transaction can also verify it on the portal. Online Fraud in Delhi: 11 Arrested by Delhi Police Special Cyber Cell For Cheating People Through Investment App.

    How Can You Verify Any Suspicious Data on CyberSafe?

    To verify any suspicious information or potential fraud threat, people can simply visit the CyberSafe Portal at cybersafe.gov.in. On the Home Page, you will be see an tab saying ‘ Verify Suspected Data’, click on it. A side bar will open. You can put the suspicious mobile number, account number and UPI ID to check it. The portal will tell whether their is any matching record on the CyberSafe database or not.

    How Does CyberSafe Work?

    When the victim of the online fraud lodges a complaint with the police, the available information and details are entered on the portal. This helps in identifying the flow of funds in real time and communicated immediately thereby helping the law enforcement agencies. For CyberSafe the fraudster’s mobile phone number is the key.

    Since its launch in August 2019, a total of 65,000 frauds have been reported on the CyberSafe portal. Around 55,000 phone numbers and many bank accounts of fraudsters have been recognised through the portal. The aim of the portal remains to curb and prevent the online fraud and make the digital payment ecosystem safer and more secure for the users.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jun 15, 2021 07:22 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).