Don’t get cheated in the hands of cyber criminals by resorting to loan apps for small needs.

RSD- Sircilla news: Cybercriminals are committing cybercrimes based on two factors, hope and fear. Don’t be fooled by resorting to loan apps for your needs. Similarly, you should be alert to phone calls and messages saying that you are eligible for a loan. Fake lotteries, fake job advertisements, fake bank account information. And he said that people should be aware that cyber criminals are cheating people with fake gift boxes, loan app, part time job, more profit with less investment, pink WhatsApp names. We should never share our personal information on social media because cyber criminals wait for such opportunities. Be careful while using. A call to 1930 immediately after any cybercrime incident can help you recover your lost money.

Some of the cyber crimes that took place in Rajannasircilla district during this week

● The victim received a call from an unknown number in Illantakunta police station area claiming to be a Reliance Finance agent. Believing that the victim has loan eligibility, they took the PAN card, Aadhaar card, bank passbook and photo from the victim and transferred the amount saying it was the registration amount, so the victim lost Rs.12,320/-.

● The victim received a call from an unknown number in Sircilla Town Police Station claiming to be Indian Bulls Personal Loan Executive. The victim believed that he was eligible for a loan and lost money.

● The victim resorted to online loan apps for money under Sircilla Town Police Station. By downloading a loan app online, sensitive information from the victim’s phone has gone into the hands of cybercriminals. Later, the cyber criminals collected the phone contacts of the victim and shared the pornographic pictures to those contacts and demanded to transfer a large amount of money so that the victim was cheated of Rs.3,15,000/-.
● Under the jurisdiction of Gambhiraoppet police station, the victim received a call from an unknown number claiming to be a Reliance Finance agent and transferred the amount of Rs.13945/- several times saying the processing fee approval fee was GST.
●The victim saw an ad on Facebook within Illantakunta Police Station and clicked on a link to apply for a credit card. Then I got a call from an unknown number claiming to be a credit card agent. The victim gave his bank details to the cyber fraudster for a credit card and the victim was defrauded of Rs.28,620/-.

Precautions to be taken:-
• Cyber scams in the name of lottery, be alert. If you get such messages, immediately call 1930 and complain.
• Don’t believe WhatsApp and Telegram ads that say investment in thousands and profits in lakhs.
• When depositing less money they give profit and when they deposit more amount they cheat by not giving money. Call 1930 immediately if you fall victim to such cyber fraud.
• Realize that they are cyber fraudsters who message you and ask you for a job.
• Don’t believe the messages that your SBI YONO is blocked to update PAN CARD, don’t click on the links.
• Don’t invest by looking at ads on social media, stop and think, it could be a cyber fraud.
• If you get OTP without your involvement do not tell anyone. It might be a move by cyber criminals.