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Dimapur, Oct. 20 (EMN): Nagaland Police has warned the public against various cyber frauds and crimes prevalent in the state and urged to be aware of the widespread operation of cyber fraudsters.
Superintendent of Police (Crime) & PRO, PHQ Nagaland, stated that one recent cyber crime experienced in the country and now in the state is phishing calls from scammers posing as customer care executives from Vodafone, Airtel or Jio telecom services, offering assistance for upgrading 4G SIMs to 5G to unsuspecting customers.
The fraudsters send links in the name of 5G telecom companies; and if the link is opened, there is a risk of hacking the phone. They ask for sharing personal, banking information or one-time passwords (OTP).
Another common fraud and still frequently used by criminals are hacking of personal accounts of popular social media apps like Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and use of the hacked accounts for fraudulent purposes like asking money or soliciting investments from their contact lists and siphoning money from accounts of unsuspecting victims.
Also similar to this is the 'boss or friend impersonation scam’ where fraudsters steal the identity and photos of the victims available on the internet and access the victims’ friends from websites, contact lists and send them messages asking for help in the form of money transfer, merchant cards, e-wallets etc.
Nagaland Police requested the public to remain cautious and vigilant and not be duped by such scams.
“The fraudsters are experienced scammers and take extra efforts to appear genuine and operate through multiple identities, accounts, phone numbers etc.,” it read.
In case of financial fraud, the public have been advised to immediately call cyber crime helpline number 1930 and register complaints at www.cybercrime.gov.in.