Nowadays many people are troubled by email ID scam. How to identify this dangerous scam and what is the way to avoid such scams. Know important things of your use in the news ahead.
Cyber criminals constantly use new methods to trap people in their net. Online scams have increased rapidly in the recent past. In such a situation, people are being trapped through Gmail ID scam. This is a kind of new scam, how can you save yourself and your loved ones from this scam. Know its details ahead.
This is how users get trapped
In this type of scam, scammers use fake emails or phishing emails to send to users. Fraudsters send fake authentication emails from Google to users. Scammers write to users in the email that their email will be blocked within the next three days. Scammers put such information in the email that users suddenly get scared after reading it. To trap users, they are told that the email ID is not linked to the Google Cloud account. For this, scammers use a fake website and ask users to make a small payment. After this, users make the wrong choice in a hurry and incur losses.
How to identify phishing emails
- Such phishing emails can be identified through some steps. Know the details below.
Keep in mind that phishing emails often ask for a quick action in order to dupe users. - If you ever receive such an email, read it carefully; you may find many kinds of mistakes in it.
- Phishing emails often involve scammers asking for payments, sensitive information, and login details.
- In such emails, changed domains are often used.
- Through such emails, fraudsters send links to fake websites to people, so that they can obtain information of the users.
How to stay safe from scams
- If anyone asks for sensitive information, payment and banking details through email, never share them.
- Avoid clicking on any unknown link, website or number received in the email.
- If you receive such an email, immediately report it to the cyber helpline number 1930.
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