We are always busy; busy juggling work and home, chasing deadlines, meeting social commitments etc. This leaves us with very little time to go to the market, haggle with shopkeepers and get things of our choice. Moreover, in this age of digital advancement, where things are just a click away, bearing with the labour of visiting stores physically often sound quite unwise and unnecessary. Online stores have opened up new vistas for people that help them save both their time as well as money. However, with countless free websites advertising online, we are often tricked and duped while buying or selling products on advertising platforms like OLX, Car24, Quikr etc.
Here are some reasons how you can fall victim to fake online advertisement:-
1. Digital Manipulation-
One can easily be tricked and misled through UPI Payment Links.
Individuals can be easily duped using advertisements from someone else.
Solution:
It is advisable to read carefully before clicking the Pay/Send Money option if someone sends a link to Request Money from e-wallet or UPI reading your advertisment. Dealing with the respective seller personally is very important before dealing with or making an advanced payment.
2. Photo Morphing-
You can be easily misled and duped in the name of Advanced Payment through photo morphing, wherein the photograph of the product is morphed and the product you receive look nowhere similar to the one you ordered.
How to prevent?
If you have the slightest doubt about the credibility of the website and the seller, without checking the goods do not make payment in advance.
3. Impersonation-
You can easily be fooled and your personal data on Whatsapp be at threat if you share your details with imposters who befriend you under the pretext of being soldiers from the army or paramilitary forces. Such an individual would share their identity so that you can easily trust them.
How to prevent?
Trust only the person in front of you. Never trust anything happening on WhatsApp and do not share your personal documents on WhatsApp with anyone while selling or buying goods.
Even if you buy and sell goods from online advertising platform regularly, it is highly advisable to be careful. Thugs place false and ludicrous advertisements on online advertising websites to cheat you. Interested buyers as well as thugs can contact you as soon as you see an advertisement placed on the online advertising platform.
Let’s take the example of sites like Olx, Cars24, Ouikr etc; these are online mediums through which citizens can advertise their old goods for free. The site requires sharing of your name and mobile number. These details can be misused by miscreants who could also run away with your vehicle on the context of a test drive.
State Cyber Police, Madhya Pradesh has been receiving regular complaints related to cheating through online advertising platform. In the wake of this, the Director General State Cyber Police, Madhya Pradesh, Shri Purushottam Sharma (IPS) has urged citizens to be vigilant while using different online platforms.
As a responsible citizen, you can also prevent others from becoming a victim of fraudulent online advertisement site by sharing your ideas on mp.mygov.in. Your suggestions can help in eliminating cyber crime in the state to a great extent.
Be alert and vigilant!
vishan yadav 5 years 7 months ago
आनलाईन ठगी से सबसे ज्यादा महिला एवं बुजुर्ग शिकार हो रहे हैं इससे बचने के लिए निम्नांकित बातें ध्यान में रखें
अपना एटीम पिन एवं इंटरनेट बैंकिंग पासवर्ड किसी को नहीं बताएं, फेक फोन कॉल पर कभी भी बैंक या एटीम का डिटेल्स न दें, बीमा पॉलिसी जिसका अनेक सालों से प्रीमियम नहीं भरा हो उसके बारे में मोबाइल पर जानकारी कदापि काल करने वाले को नहीं दीजिए। एटीम पिन कार्ड कव्हर पर बिल्कुल नहीं लिखें। रिटायर पर्सन एटीम मशीन में सावधान ओर सतर्क रहें।
Rahul 5 years 7 months ago
Reference to captioned subject.
Three Major reason of online fraud
1. OTP (Auto read by Android Apps).
2. Ban message by service provider. if it is contained any link to reach another page or website.
3. Stop to Google play and Android Applications to read any vital info. like Contacts, Photo Gallery or to read other data from Mobile Phone.
4. Avoid to given access to any Android Application by permitting at the time of Installation.
5. Avoid to download substitute Android Application.
deepesh chauhan 5 years 7 months ago
यह आम बात हो गई है की लोग ऑनलाइन ख़रीदारी करते है पर आज कल बहुत सी वैबसाइट है जो की फर्जी रूप से अपने सामान या अन्य वस्तुए बेचने के लिये करती है,सभी जनसाधारण लोगो को यही समझाना चाहते है की एसी किसी भी फर्जी वैबसाइटो का इस्तेमाल न करे,जिससे आपकी मेहनत से कमाई गई पूंजी का उपयोग आप न कर पाये ज्यादा से ज्यादा हो सके तो अपने आस पास की बाज़ार या दुकानों से ही ख़रीदारी करे जिससे आप तो ठगी से बच ही जायेंगे साथ ही दुकानदार का परिवार भी आगे बढ़ेगा,अगर दुकानदारो की आय बढ़ेगी तो हमारा देश भी आगे बढ़ेगा
जय हिन्द
Pramod Kumar Mehta 5 years 7 months ago
आनलाईन ठगी से सबसे ज्यादा महिला एवं बुजुर्ग शिकार हो रहे हैं इससे बचने के लिए निम्नांकित बातें ध्यान में रखें
अपना एटीम पिन एवं इंटरनेट बैंकिंग पासवर्ड किसी को नहीं बताएं, फेक फोन कॉल पर कभी भी बैंक या एटीम का डिटेल्स न दें, बीमा पॉलिसी जिसका अनेक सालों से प्रीमियम नहीं भरा हो उसके बारे में मोबाइल पर जानकारी कदापि काल करने वाले को नहीं दीजिए। एटीम पिन कार्ड कव्हर पर बिल्कुल नहीं लिखें। रिटायर पर्सन एटीम मशीन में सावधान ओर सतर्क रहें।
Dattatraya Ekbote 5 years 7 months ago
The banks provide online access to their customers, Growing amount of internet frauds have caused inconvenience to the people so care should be taken while using online access as there are a number of people who try to get your credit cards/account details and do the transactions.
Don't tell/show your account details or password as you cannot tell when they can use the details.
The person might ask you for the account details but you shouldn't disclose your account details
Asif Hussain 5 years 7 months ago
Please read the attached PDF File.
DrBenoyKumarChattapadhyaya 5 years 7 months ago
People should aware of Fraud on line. Now a days maximum Fraud case is going on on line. People should not disclose their Bank account information. If any body is any information regerding your Bank account or asking money to deposit there account then you should inform to yours nearest Police Station. I am also Frauded by RBI Official.You can see in this File. Please aware of Frauder.
Shobhit Dixit 5 years 7 months ago
We must aware of the current Banking Scenario and watch the Advertisement of Goverment on electronic media to get updated directions by RBI, SIDBI,IRDA like responsible Goverment Organisation which regulates and controls the Transactions all over India.
Name_1138 5 years 7 months ago
Like traffic police or general civil police there must be a syber police to prevent syber crime.
Rajesh Bhandari Babu 5 years 7 months ago
we have to take take care about the fraud in online purchases. First we must deal on authinticate sites of like amazon etc.secondly, we should not share our passwards and otp with anyone of our bank accounts etc. Thirdly , we should not use the otherone computers for operations. Fourthly, We must change the passward etc time to time. finally, Online passwards and OTP is key factor of online working ,so we should take care about these.