Fraudsters are cheating you in the name of booster dose, keep these things in mind

On By Garmin Philip

Vaccination Scam: Right now in the country, where teenagers are being given the first dose of Corona Vaccine, frontline workers and senior citizens are being given booster dose. On the other hand, Cyber ​​Criminals have started taking advantage of this opportunity. They are cheating people of money in the name of getting booster dose. Many such complaints have come from different parts of the country. Police and Health Department officers are also making people aware about this. If you also get such calls then you need to be alert. We will tell you how the thugs are taking people in the lurch and how you can avoid this fraud.

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According to the information, thugs call people above 60 years. Describing themselves as government employees, they ask whether you have got double dose or booster dose. After this, they talk about registration for getting the vaccine. In the name of registration, they first ask you for your basic information. After this, he tells you a date that you can get the vaccine on this day. After this, they ask for an OTP in the name of the last steps of registration. You consider it as OTP of registration when it is linked to banking transaction. As soon as you tell that OTP, money is deducted from your account.

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keep these things in mind

If you want to avoid this type of fraud, then you should keep some things in mind.

  • Understand this that no call is ever made from the government side for applying booster dose.
  • The government does not even process the booking for you. You have to register yourself.
  • Even if someone talks about registration on the phone, then do not share any kind of OTP by falling in the trap of him.
  • Read the message on the phone properly. Know where the message came from and for what purpose.
  • If this kind of fraud happens, then immediately without wasting time file a complaint with the police or cyber cell.
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Reference-www.abplive.com