- By Alex David
- Thu, 27 Mar 2025 06:40 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Recently, a 53-year-old woman fell victim to the credit card scam, leading to ₹2.29 lakh fraud. As per reports, she shared some sensitive information that costed her ₹2.29 lakh. This incident is just another pointer to increasing credit card frauds in India and an alert not only for credit card users but for everyone to stay careful. So In this article, we will list down 3 scams that are active in the market, and you should know so that you don’t fall victim to these.
There are many scams that people are falling into as the digital India proceeds, the scams are also on the rise. As per reports, people have lost around ₹4,245 crore in just 10 months falling prey to online scams. So you need to be safe and not fall for these. So now let’s get started with the list of our recent scams.
Credit Card Scam
In this scam, the victim receives a phone call where the person acts to be a Bank executive. And tells the victim that they are eligible for a high limit credit card. At this time victim shares to the person his/her details believing that they are authentic. However, as soon as you share the details, your account will get sucked and your money will no longer remain yours.
Order on Hold
When you order online, you get an expected delivery date. Also, there are some scenarios where your order gets delayed. In that case, there are people who sometimes takes advantage of this moment. And scammers reach out to you saying that your order is put on hold, and you will need to share an OTP or your order will be cancelled. Now most of the people in order to get their package delivered, shares the OTP and then their accounts get wiped out.
Work From Home
Many of the scammers have figured out that people crave for Work From Home jobs. So a new scamhas appeared, where people claim that you can earn thousands of Rs. by just doing a few tasks. They even pay you small amount so that you believe them and think that they are real. Then they ask you to pay big amount in order to get more earnings. And when you pay them they disappear.
So these were some scams that were spreading these days. Share this article with your friends, colleagues and family so they know about it and can stay safe.
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