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Fraudsters are Everywhere — Be Alert!
Your One Mistake, Their Big Trick!
Location: A cafe, where two friends — Aryan and Rohit — are having a coffee and talking.
Aryan: Dear, nowadays scams are happening everywhere. One moment of carelessness and a person gets trapped badly.
Rohit: Absolutely! Now scammers are active not only online but also offline. People lose their hard-earned money and they don’t even realize it.
Aryan: You are right! Just last week, one of my friends was given a name. The person on the alternative stop introduced himself as a financial institution manager and stated that his ATM card was going to be blocked. The poor guy got scared, and as soon as he shared the OTP, the money disappeared from his account!
Rohit: Yes, these OTP scams have become very common. Especially elderly people get trapped easily. But this is not limited to online only. Now people are getting cheated in real life too.
Aryan: Yes, like these fake lottery ones! One day, my father got a message that he had received a 25 lakh lottery. He asked me if this could be true. I immediately said that this was a fraud. And you know what? They first ask for tax and processing fees in the name of giving the lottery, and as soon as the money is sent, they disappear.
