Kolkata: The police on Sunday warned people, especially senior citizens who want to take a booster dose, that they must be careful with telephone call offers to register them for online shots and then look for personal details, including one-time password (OTP).
to Siphon money from their bank account.
The Union Ministry of Home Also watched carefully and said it did not make a booster dose available in this way.
The warning happened after several complaints about this fraud rating throughout the country.
A police officer said the booster dose which will begin on January 10 for senior citizens does not require pre-reservations because they will get it by walking to the vaccination center.
With the cases of omicrons on the increase, fraudsters try to cash the fear and panic of people.
They usually introduce ourselves as a health department official from the state or center and sometimes even PMO and then sends an online link and QR code to people who ask them to order a booster dose.
Sometimes fraudsters choose the victims of social media, from where they know about their vaccination status “you multiply and is scheduled for a booster dose,” is how some of them approach senior citizens.
Callers can even share other personal details scanned through social media to make victims believe that he is a sincere government official.
“Monetary losses against such fraud varies from a little number to the big ones.
Recovering stolen money from other countries such as Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan or Haryana is not so easy,” said an officer.
MHA previously warned against Covid certificates on social media to stop this kind of abuse.