Be alert against online frauds, caution police
Shimla, December 18
The lacunae in the fast-changing technologies in the IT sector are coming to the fore and fraudsters are finding new ways to dupe customers using online trading platforms.
Pointing out that the online trading processes are being misused by scamsters, the cyber crime branch of the Himachal Police has issued an advisory to remain alert and not believe in false promises for high returns and do research before accepting any product by any unknown source.
“Recently, Praveen Kumar, a victim of cyber crime, said a foreigner told him about the benefits of online trading and the process to be followed. He invested Rs 10 lakh in ‘ManwingGold’ but later came to know that he had become a victim of cyber fraud,” said Additional SP (Cyber Crime) Narvir Singh Rathore, adding: “We acted quickly and the victim got his money back.” — TNS
