Ahmedabad: Entrepreneurs from the city satellite area are browse management ideas when pop-ups on the screen featuring interesting mutual fund offers.
He clicked the pop-up, unwittingly giving hacking access to his phone.
In eight transactions, Cybercrooks stole Rs 49,900 from him.
A BBA student from Ahmedabad watched the video on the website when the pop-up put the prospect of meeting beautiful girls in his neighborhood.
He clicked and lost Rs 15,000 for scammers.
Pop-up traps swallow more and more people.
So the police and cyber country cells, who come under CID (crime), have issued an advisor who warns people about the risk of clicking carelessly.
Besides taking your money, Cybercrooks can hack into your device and lurk your personal life.
Advisers, which are released on Saturday by Cyber ​​Country cells, said: “Be careful with pop-up phishing ads in the application.
Don’t download any application with the pop-up.” Advisor added: “Content or personal video you can be made viral on social media.
” Police say some applications provide free parts to cybercrooks into people’s devices.
Pop-up is a common gateway to your device.
Even if someone accidentally clicks the pop-up or the link, Cybercrooks can quickly get access to the person’s device and get important information, the police said from cyber cells.
Sometimes, COP says, Cybercrooks also gets access to mobile video cameras and records private activities and spying targets.
Thus, Cybercrooks can extort money with the threat of leaky personal information.