Deceptive Practices: A Mirror to Scams Around the World

In our increasingly interconnected world, scams have become a pervasive threat, taking wrong advantage of technology and digitization. 

As we embrace the conveniences of online communication, banking, and shopping, fraudsters are equally quick to adapt, exploiting these advancements to deceive unsuspecting victims. 

From deceptive phone calls to elaborate online schemes, they craft increasingly sophisticated methods to manipulate and intimidate individuals.

This post serves as a vital resource, offering a reflective look at the myriad scams currently making headlines. By understanding how these fraudulent practices leverage modern technology, we can empower ourselves and others to recognize warning signs, avoid pitfalls, and ultimately safeguard our personal information and finances. Join us as we delve into the dark side of digital interactions, shining a light on the scams that lurk around every corner.

1. Posing as a police commissioner or senior police officer, or ED, or income tax officer and threatening to do a digital arrest as you were observed to be involved in a shameful/criminal act such like pornography, child pornography or terrorism etc.
2. Investment fraud by inviting to WhatsApp, telegram etc groups by offering trading training, confirm tips etc. By creating a fake trading platform and luring people to invest huge amounts suggesting that their money will be doubled or increased multiple fold times
3. Sextortion by preparing fake profiles of men/women in platforms like matrimony apps, dating apps, etc. Initiate a casual conversation and gradually leading to intimate conversations with sharing of private messages information and pictures or explicit information. Then leveraging this to extort money or any other benefit by blackmailing to leak these information on social media and defaming. This is punishable offence under IPC Section 384 with 3 years jail.
4. TRAI scam fraud indicating that your number is going to be blocked as we have noticed some illegal activities. We are calling from Mumbai head office Police department or Delhi Police department. They will convince caller by telling the actual PAN Card numbers or Aadhar card numbers to make believe that they do have substantial evidence on you.
5. FedEx scam/Amazon parcel which is a courier based scam where you will get a call telling that you have received a parcel and you need to share the OTP if you need that parcel.
6. QR code scam - Arvind Kejriwal daughter also fell trap into it, An IISc professor also fell into such trap. Through online channels like email or any other media, you get message for attractive offers like heavy discounts, time based sales, etc to a make believe shopping using the QR code. The QR code will be rigged to a link of malicious website to steal info or money
7. Scratch card based scam - You will get some online scratch cards or physical scratch cards that you have won something very appealing or of huge value that is not to be missed out. When you scratch you will have to pay some amount in order to avail this offer. Thereby your credit card bank account info and password etc will be stolen.
8. Prize Scam or Lottery Scam - Through email or any online messages like WhatsApp telegram, Facebook Instagram etc,. You have won a lottery and to avail please provide these details personal details will be extracted .
9. Holiday scam offers that will be providing good offers all across globe with heavy discounts. With stays in 5star hotels etc, provide details of your trip flight and personal details na d make payments, When actually there will be no holiday booking or anything realistic. The person will be unapproachable later.
10. OTP scam to reveal OTP for critical activities like authentication for bank or for making transaction or using critical documents like Aadhar card for some illegal activities etc. By creating an urgency or threatening that your phone/bank account or card will be blocked if you do not give the OTP and thereby stealing money pr making top related frauds