Cyber Security Scams which can affect your wallet and how Truvic can be your savior.

With the rapid growth of digitalization and the covid-19 pandemic has given fraudsters more opportunities than ever to cheat common people, due to which they end up in dangerous situation in both the virtual and the physical world. Cyber security scams are becoming one of the major problems of the recent Tech world.  So, as the pandemic continues and the scammers have more opportunity to scam we want you to look at the fraud trends so that you don’t get scammed in the year ahead.

DIFFERERNT TYPE OF SCAMS

There are various ways through which cyber security scam can take place. Some of the top online scams include:

PHISHING EMAIL SCAMS

More than one third of security incidents start with email phishing or malicious attachment sent. Phishing scams continue to evolve and be a significant online threat for both users and organizations that could see their valuable data in the hands of malicious actors. Phishing scams are based on communication made via emails or on social networks.

NIGERIAN SCAM

Nigerian scam is one of the oldest and most popular Internet scam in which member of a Nigerian family trick different people by sending an emotional email, letter, text message or social networking message who asks you to help in retrieving a large sum of money from a bank, paying initial initially small fees for legal matters. Then they will ask you to pay more and more money. In the end you are left broke and without any of the promised money.

SMS SCAM (SMISHING)

You can’t live without your smartphone in this internet era. Smartphones have become essential for communication, online shopping, banking or any other online activity. How does this happen? You’ll receive an urgent text message on your device with a linked saying something like update bank information or update online payment gateway. Do not click on such suspicious link that could redirect you to malicious sites where they can steal your money and valuable data.

JOB OFFER SCAMS

Due to COVID-19 pandemic thousands became jobless. Scammers use fake and attractive job opportunities to trick such people. It starts with a phone call, SMS or a direct message on your social media claiming to that they’re recruiter from a well-known company who saw your CV and selected you for Interview processes for which you have to pay them some amount but don’t fall into this trap. To protect yourself from job offer scam ask them for details and references and check them out, do thorough research about the company and the person who contacted you.

FAKE SHOPPING WEBSITES

We all love shopping and now days most people are using shopping websites instead of visiting stores but for your safety, be cautious about the site you visit. There are thousands of websites that provide fake information and redirect you to malicious site giving hackers access to your valuable data. We strongly recommend you to shop from trusted websites and don’t provide too much personal information and to use a trusted payment gateways.

FAKE NEWS SCAM

The spread of fake news on internet is dangerous to all of us because it has an impact on the way we filter all the information we find and read on social media or by forwarded messages. Fake news hot topics include: Politics, Government policies, Religious topics and many more. We recommend you accessing or reading news only from reliable sources of information from trusted sources in order to avoid fake news.

ECONOMIC SCAM OR MAKING MONEY FAST SCAMS

Cyber criminals will make you believe you can make money easily and faster on internet. They’ll promise you non-existent jobs, including plans and methods of getting rich. It’s a quite simple and effective approach because it addresses the basic need. This scamming method is similar to romance scam which we’ll discuss below, where cyber attackers address the emotional side of victims. The scammers will promise you a well-paid job that will bring lots of money in a short period of time but remember to earn money there is no shortcuts you’ve to work hard these shortcuts can put you in big trouble someday in future.

ONLINE DATING (ROMANCE) SCAM

Online dating apps are very popular these days’ people use to make friends and meet strangers and fall in love with them through these apps but not scenarios have a happy ending. A romance scam usually takes place on these dating apps or on social media platforms where some stranger fall in love with you in very short period of time and makes you feel very special and that you’re very important to them then they’ll ask you for money saying that they live in other country or some emotional fake story where you end up with empty wallet. To avoid being a victim of these scams don’t fall for any stranger too soon, take your time know about them more use trusted dating apps and social networks, make sure that to whosoever you’re talking is a genuine person.

HITMAN SCAM

One of the most frequent scam on internet is the Hitman Extortion attempt where cyber criminals send you an email or text threatening message to extort money from you. This scam comes in various forms such as threatening to kidnap one of a family member if the ransom is not paid in the given tenure. To create the appearance of real danger the message is filled with details of the victim’s life collected from social network accounts that’s why it’s not safe to provide sensitive and personal information on your social media channels.

The primary step, therefore, is to be more aware of the technological advancements and the internet  scams that come with it as a major repercussion of it. Taking necessary precaution, securing data entry details and login credentials are of utmost importance as far as staying secure in the digital world is concerned. 

So, have you made up your mind to have Cyber Security for your devices? Call us on 1800-123-9430 or visit www.truviconline.com

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