Cyber scam: The wedding invitation came from an unknown number on WhatsApp, a government worker in Hingoli district in Maharashtra. And this general wedding invitation has become hugely expensive in the life of the person. Clicking on the invitation letter about 2 lakh rupees has disappeared.
The invitation to a wedding ceremony that will be held on August 5 will suddenly come from an unknown number on the WhatsApp of the government worker. The message was written with ‘Welcome. Shadi May bring urgent. 5.1.222. Love is actually the key to opening the door of happiness. ‘ This message was attached to a PDF file of the wedding invitation.
It was actually a big trap that seemed to be normal and safe. This PDF file was actually an Android application package, which was cleverly created in disguise of a wedding card. As soon as the government worker clicks on this PDF file, cyber criminals get access to their phone and seize Tk.
Hingoli police have filed a case against an unknown suspect and the cyber cell department is also investigating the matter. Since last year, such WhatsApp has been fraudulent incidents where the WhatsApp has been cheated by unidentified users using the fake wedding invitation. Once a person clicks on the EP file, the fraudsters will be able to monitor all their activity and access the sensitive data. They can also take money using their contacts.
Himachal Pradesh Cyber Police issued a warning last year so that people were asked to be careful and avoided downloading files from an unknown source. On the other hand, an elderly woman from Mumbai lost the hard earned savings of her life after clicking on a fraudulent link while ordering one liter of milk from the online delivery app. Police reported the incident to the media on Saturday.
Authorities have searched that the old woman shared some of their sensitive information, following the instructions of the fraudsters during the call for an hour. Later, when he went to the bank to check the balance of the account, he found that Tk 1.5 lakh was disappeared from his account.