NOIDA: Misusing technological advancements, cyber scammers steal the personal data of lakhs of people via the Dark Web, trick them on one pretext or another, and syphon off their hard-earned money.
Recently, on Thursday, acting on the input of an American agency, Noida Police arrested 84 people who were working in a fake call centre that used to dupe US citizens.
According to DCP Harish Chandra, "The scammers collected the data of 4 lakh US citizens using the dark web and interacted with them after contacting them using voice messages in which they would scare the foreigners, saying their social security number, a unique identity given by the government, has been compromised and will be blocked.
"The fraudsters would then tell the US citizens that for assistance in fixing the problem, they should press 1 on their phones, after which the call would land at their call centre (in Noida), after which they used to dupe them."
The dark net is a part of the web that is not easily accessible through normal search engines but only via a special web browser. Most of the cyber threats are being carried out in the name of providing jobs, loans at a lower interest rate, child pornography, fixing pop-up viruses on computers, giving gifts, and lucky draw gifts, among others.
According to cyber expert Amit Dubey, the "zero trust model is best for preventing oneself from getting tricked by fraudsters.
"Whenever you receive a call from a person saying that he is from the police, cyber cell, or income tax department, do not believe him or her instantly; instead, inquire about the person and then talk. And the most important clue about them being a fraud is if they seek money from you, because a government officer or official will not ask for money from you over the phone. Do not receive any WhatsApp voice or video call from an unknown number, and do not open any link that is sent to you via messages.
"The most important point is that you need to be vigilant. You should think that when you have not purchased any lottery ticket, how can you win a prize or get selected? When you have not taken part in any talent show, then how can you be selected?" (IANS)
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