Coimbatore: City Police have warned residents to be vigilant with Scamsters, who call people disguised themselves as government officials and seeking detailed details to distribute Covid-19 assistance money from the central government.
Cyber wings have received complaints from people tricked by cheated people.
by fraudsters in recent months.
While the Scamster will call people disguised as bank managers, now they use new tactics to cheat money from bank accounts.
Exporting their modus operandi, an official said that the Scamster would call someone and introduce himself as a government employee.
“He will say that the same as how the Tamil Nadu state government has given Dole Rs 4,000 as aid Covid-19 in two installments, the central government is also in the process of distributing Rs 6,700.
The caller will request bank account details, telephone numbers, and OTP received by callers to transfer money.
While the residents of the guardian refused to divulge OTP details, many of which accidentally share details and lose money.
There is no such scheme from the central government.
People can report the incident to the police.
Those who share information Accidentally can also seek help from the police department, “he said.
The police urged attention to fraud promising ‘Dole’
