Online Fraud Alert: Nowadays, social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter have become gold mines for hackers. They lure people into tempting traps and rob them of their hard-earned money in the blink of an eye. Simple users get caught in the trap of earning money, selling a job, or making any other attractive offer and become victims of scams.
The government also runs many campaigns to save people from digital arrest and online fraud, but scammers are not refraining from cheating people by adopting new methods.
You can also become a victim!
Yes, you can get caught in the trap of hackers on platforms like Facebook and Instagram. You need to be very careful about this. Hackers nowadays use social engineering, which means they try to cheat you by extracting your personal information. Many cases have come to light where people have been fooled by social engineering.
How do these clever hackers trap people?
Social media platforms’ algorithms work on the advertising model. This means that users are shown advertisements according to their choice. Hackers exploit this and try to trap users according to their needs. Hackers try to trap you on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Xsers by showing advertisements for investments, fake e-commerce platforms, gift vouchers, etc.
In addition, nowadays, they also trap people with the promise of online or part-time jobs. They share links to fake jobs and ask you to install an app. Initially, they win your trust by giving you a little money, then carry out a big fraud.
How to avoid this trap?
Ignore any investment, job, or other offer shown on social media.
Do not open any link sent in direct messages
Do not click on the app link sent by an unknown user.
Stay away from people on social media whom you do not know well.
Please do not post your personal information on social media or share it with anyone.
Be careful, be safe!