Online Fraud: Aftab Shivdasani became a victim of online fraud, scanner cheated Rs 1750 crore within

Online Fraud: Aftab Shivdasani became a victim of online fraud, scanner cheated Rs 1750 crore within 7 months, know the whole story and ways to avoid it.

 In today's time, due to the availability of online facilities, more stories of 'online fraud' are coming to light. One such case came to light last Sunday involving Bollywood star Aftab Shivdasani of the Hindi film industry, who has done more than 50 films. These victims of online fraud were defrauded of Rs 1.5 lakh by scammers on the pretext of doing KYC.

 Main reasons for online fraud.

 1. Carelessness is also one of the reasons why people are getting cheated. Not reading the bank's guidelines carefully is one of the reasons why people become victims of fraud. Therefore, it is unsafe to give your credit or debit card to anyone. Do internet banking from computer and keep your smartphone and computer protected.

 2. Greed is also one of the reasons why people are becoming victims of online fraud these days. The greed to save some money and the greed to win some money for free has become the reason for online fraud.

 3. Too much thinking or fear of fraud is also a reason for committing a fraud, such as fear of account or card being blocked, fear of losing money and fear of becoming a victim of blackmailing, which is also a reason for committing a fraud.

Do not share CVV with anyone.

 First of all, understand this very well that never tell your CVV number to anyone, even your ATM details or author details, especially CVV number, to bank customers. Even if this ever happens, if you get a call from any official or customer care number of the bank, then understand that it is a scam and fraud call, but even a little carelessness can cause you a loss of lakhs.

 Payment related, do not share OTP with anyone.

 Whenever we register in any bank or company, the executive has to check our authenticity, then they check the OTP on our registered mobile number, hence it is necessary to share the OTP, but nowadays a lot of frauds are taking place under the guise of this. And those who are payment related can generate your OTP and ask for OTP from you. As soon as you share it, you get defrauded of thousands and lakhs.

 Be aware to avoid online fraud.

 According to a report by the Reserve Bank of India, cases worth Rs 1750 crore have been registered in India within the last 7 months of the financial year 2022-23. To avoid online fraud, it is important to be alert and intelligent and there is a need to be careful, this can avoid fraud.

 Greed for profit is deception.

 People are being made victims of online fraud by luring them with the promise of becoming a millionaire, giving lottery tickets, giving over discounts or job offers, which can be completely fake, such as earning thousands by working for some time. In this way, you can fall into the trap of cheating yourself and become a victim of online fraud, so be careful about this.

 Ways to avoid online fraud.

 1. Never share the CVV number of ATM and credit card with anyone.

 2.You do not have to enter UPI PIN to receive money.

 3. Never share OTP related to money transaction with anyone.

 4.Get customer care number from the right source.

 5.Beware of lottery calls, SMS or emails and never start its process.

 6. While entering card or payment related information, definitely check the URL of the website.