Beware of fake brand accounts on social media
Scammers are creating social media accounts in the names of popular brands on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Telegram and are asking people to transfer money to their bank accounts. ??
Whenever customers tag the official handle of a brand, these scammy accounts immediately reply with an email, phone number, or Telegram chat link telling them that they will resolve the issue.
Unsuspecting customers don't realize that these are scammy accounts and end up calling these numbers or chatting with them. These scamsters then convince these people to transfer money to their bank accounts.
Ever since Twitter Blue was launched, this nuisance has reached epic proportions because anybody can get a blue tick by paying.
Please keep these things in mind.
1. None of the financial services companies will ever ask you to transfer money to other bank accounts. If you ever interact with such accounts by mistake and if they ask you to transfer money to resolve an issue, it's a scam.
2. At Zerodha:
- We will never ask you to transfer money to a bank account.
- We will never call or message asking for account-specific information.
- We don't provide advisory or portfolio management services.
- We do not provide support over Telegram or WhatsApp. You can reach our official support channels by calling us on our support numbers or by creating a ticket.
These are only accounts that we interact through.
Twitter:
@zerodhaonline (Instagram: zerodhaonline)
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@ZerodhaVarsity (Instagram: zerodhavarsity)
@Nithin0dha (Instagram: nithinkamath)
@karthikrangappa (Instagram: karthikrangappa)
Telegram: @zerodhain
All our Twitter accounts have a golden tick and a blue tick with a Zerodha logo next to them.
As for emails and phone, these are the only IDs and numbers that you will receive any communication from us:
If you notice any scammy accounts in the name of “Zerodha†on Twitter, Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram, or any other social media platforms, please help us by reporting them.
Please do share this with your friends and ask them to be extra careful.
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1 å¹´Zerodha - if #twitter is creating this problem, why aren't you calling out #elonmusk directly. Also isn't #twitter liable as accessory for the crimes. Why don't you implead #twitter as a co-defendant ?? What's the point of quietly mentioning #twitter deep in the article.
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1 å¹´This is sick. Thanks for sharing. Earlier they were using it in the names of our friends and family. Now brands!