Cyber Police Kashmir saves ₹7.00lacs in cyber frauds , scams

February 17: Cyber Police Kashmir on Thursday said that it has saved an amount of Rs. 7.00lacs of gullible people which was lost in various KYC frauds/scams.
A statement issued by Cyber Police Kashmir on Thursday said during the past one week cyber police station Kashmir zone, Srinagar received multiple complaints wherein the complainants have been duped in various KYC frauds/scams by the fraudsters. The victims received fake messages and links on their cellphones for completing the KYC of their SIM cards and warned them that their SIM card will be deactivated in case they don’t follow the process. The victims were also advised to call on provided fake Customer Care Number where the fraudsters introduce themselves as Customer Care Executives of telephone service providers like BSNL/Jio/AirTel/Vodafone and asking them to complete the KYC verification by downloading some remote access apps like Quick Support, Team Viewer, Any Desk etc.
Unaware of these trending cyber frauds, the victims downloaded these apps on their cell phones giving complete remote access to the fraudsters. The fraudsters after gaining the access of their cellphones directed them to make some sort of recharge on their banking apps. The fraudsters not only see the victims User ID but also the Password and swindle their hard earned money from their bank accounts.
The cyber police Kashmir in its statement further said the victims after realizing that they have been trapped in a cyber fraud, immediately reported to the Cyber Police Station, Kashmir Zone, Srinagar and acting swiftly, Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone, Srinagar after strenuous efforts were successful in saving an amount of ₹7lakhs of various victims.
In the concluding para of its above referred statement the Cyber Police Kashmir appealed people to refrain from downloading any remote access apps like Team viewer quick support, Anydesk App etc. or dialling fake helpline or customer care numbers found on Google search engine, stating therein that these legitimate apps are remote software tool, which provides third party a complete hold of the users’ cell phones/computer.