The government has begun managing the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for citizens over the age of 60 years the opportunity to deceive people.
In new fraud, cybercriminal extracts the main information of people with the pretext of providing details for the booster vaccine.
The details were used to suck money from the victim’s bank account.
How this Covid-19 booster fraud is translated first gives you calls and identify themselves as government employees.
These criminals mostly call senior citizens.
They then asked if they were double vaccinated.
In some cases, the caller already has all your information.
They also confirm the name, age, address, and other detail to look original.
Sometimes, fraudsters even share the date of vaccination to look authentic.
After this, the caller asks you whether you are interested in getting the Covid-19 vaccine amplifier and if you want to order a slot for it.
After confirming the appropriate date and time for Jab, the fraudster will request the OTP you receive on your mobile.
This is where the actual work begins.
OTP is actually to validate money transfers from your account.
After you tell them OTP, money from your bank account is transferred.
This way not to be a victim of Scamyou must be remembered that the government did not order a vaccine slot through a telephone call.
If you want to order a slot for the Covid-19 vaccine, you can visit http://cowin.gov.in.
You can also visit the page through the Aarogya Setu mobile application.
If you can’t order a slot, you can still get Jab by walking to the vaccination center with a valid government ID.
People usually avoid messages that come with OTP, especially when they expect it.
You must always read messages that come with OTP because it reveals what the code will be used and you may not share this one password with anyone.