Many people have lost lakhs of rupees due to KBC Cyber Fraud scam. This scam has been going on for a long time. Now three criminals who cheated in the name of KBC or Kaun Banega Crorepati have been caught by the police. But, this does not mean that the scam has stopped.
Other cyber criminals can still execute the KBC Scam. You need to stay away from this. According to media reports, three cyber criminals arrested for KBC Cyber Fraud scam include brother-sister and neighbor youth.
However, the mastermind is still on the run from the police. These three criminals have been caught from Gopalganj in Bihar. Police have found mobile, passbook and other objectionable things from his house.
According to reports, online fraud was done in Haryana in the name of KBC last year. After registering its complaint, Cyber Cell started investigation by registering an FIR and arrested three criminals from Pathra village of Gopalganj, Bihar.
This is how scam happens
You still need to be careful of scams in the name of KBC. Otherwise, your one mistake and greed can drown your lakhs of rupees. Here we are telling you how to avoid KBC scam.
Let us tell you that first of all a message can be sent to the users in the name of KBC. In which it is claimed that you have won the lottery of 25 lakhs. Such messages are fake. Lottery winner is not being selected by KBC on WhatsApp. There is also a photo of KBC with this viral message.
Because of this many people take it for granted and fall in the trap of scammers. Scammers demand money by talking about tax or other things before sending the full amount from you. Due to greed, many people even pay it.
You need to be careful of such scams. Many users have also posted about this on Twitter. Do not give your personal information to such callers or messages. They can misuse it. Fact checks have already been done regarding this.
Stay safe like this: –
You can avoid such fraud by being careful. Do not reply to any gift or lottery message. Do not share your personal information on any unknown call. Be careful with unknown links found in emails or messages.
