New Delhi:
The Centre on Wednesday stated it blocked over 100 web sites concerned in organised funding and task-based part-time job frauds. These web sites, the Centre stated, organised unlawful investment-related financial crimes.
It was learnt that they have been being operated by abroad “cyber threat actors” and so they have been utilizing digital commercial, chat messengers, mule and rented accounts, the Ministry of Residence Affairs (MHA) stated in an official assertion.
“It was also learnt that proceeds from the large scale economic frauds were seen to be laundered out of India using card network, cryptocurrency, overseas ATM withdrawals and international Fintech companies,” the MHA stated.
“Under the guidance of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, M/o Home Affairs is committed to curbing cybercrime and protecting people from cyber threat actors,” it added.
“Ghar Baithe Job” Scams
Speaking about how these fraudsters labored, the Centre stated that they launched focused digital commercials on Google and Meta utilizing key phrases like “ghar baithe job” and “ghar baithe kamai kaise karen” in a number of languages from abroad advertisers.
Targets are largely retired workers, ladies and unemployed youth in search of part-time jobs, the Centre stated.
“Upon clicking the advertisement, an agent using WhatsApp or Telegram starts a conversation with the potential victim, who convinces him/her to perform some tasks like video likes and subscribe, maps rating, etc,” the Centre stated.
Upon completion of the duty, the sufferer is given some fee, initially and is requested to speculate extra to get extra returns towards the given process.
After gaining confidence, when a sufferer deposits a bigger sum, deposits are frozen and thus sufferer is duped, the Centre stated.
How To Stay Secure From Job Scams
It’s best to at all times train due diligence earlier than investing in any such very excessive fee paying on-line schemes, the Centre stated.
If an unknown individual contacts you over WhatsApp or Telegram, chorus from performing monetary transactions with out verification.
It’s best to at all times confirm the title of the receiver talked about within the UPI app and if the receiver is any random individual, it might be a mule account and the scheme could also be fraudulent, the Centre added.
You must also test the supply from the place the preliminary fee is acquired.
“Citizens should refrain from doing transactions with unknown accounts, as these could be involved in money laundering and even terror financing and lead to blocking of accounts by police and other legal action,” the Centre stated.
You must also report cellphone numbers and social media handles utilized by such fraudsters to the Nationwide Cyber Crime Reporting Portal at www.cybercrime.gov.in