More than 6107 people fell victim to cyber fraud in Bhavnagar district

July 9, 2024

Bhavnagar: More than 6107 people have fallen victim to cyber fraud in Bhavnagar district in the last five years due to fake links luring people to win prizes worth lakhs. Along with using a smart phone, it has also become necessary to be smart.
Share this link from your social media account and get a chance to win Rs 20 lakh in the lucky draw. Many people share such fake links in 10 groups on social media luring people to win prizes worth lakhs, so such messages often come from unknown numbers on phone or social media. Nowadays, from online orders to online shopping, we often get various goods or services through the Internet. Is the ratio of online shopping increasing significantly? In such a situation, incidents of online fraud or cheating also increase. At such a time, clicking on an unknown link without thinking can prove to be costly. Clicking on such a link can make you a victim of fraud. If anyone receives an unknown message, email or message on social media claiming that they have won a lottery of Rs 20 lakh, then they should be careful. If you click on this message even by mistake, your bank account may be emptied. Opening a fake website can also cause huge losses to users.

Fraudsters often send links with spelling mistakes, that is, links with names that are similar to the name of a company or organization, and users also get confused by such mixed names and click on the link. Internet users should stay away from short URLs, because such URLs do not contain the name of any kind of object, organization or company. It is advisable to make purchases only after getting information about the credentials of the shopping portal. It is important to do adequate verification before making payment by credit or debit card on unknown e-commerce sites. If you find out that you have been cheated online, you should immediately freeze your bank account. Talking about Bhavnagar, it has been revealed that since the year 2019 till now, more than 6107 people have become victims of this cyber fraud.