Fake Emails and SMS
🔹 Short Note
Fake Emails and SMS me aapke a/c details, password ya OTP/ personal info nikalne ke liye email or SMS bhej kar fraudster kaam karta hai. A small wrong click or reply can make your account hack.
🔹 Explanation
English:
E-Mail and SMS Phishing are among the most common frauds in cyberspace. These scammers send you messages that appear to come from banks, courier companies, government departments or well-known brands. Usually, those messages contain some form of urgency attached to them – account locked, failed purchase or refund notices, claiming you a prize.
These generally include a malicious link or a request for the user to respond with a photo of something sensitive. Clicking on the link directs the victim to a fake website bearing resemblance to the original. Once the users enter their login details or OTP, fraudsters obtain these and use the same for financial frauds or identity theft.
Hindi :
Email aur SMS phishing me fraudster aise message bhejta hai jo bank alert, delivery update, ya government notice jaisa dikhta hai. Messages mujhkomar hodwaate bhi hai, jaise “account block ho jayega”, ya to verify immediately.
User fake website par click karta hai aur pahuch jata hai jo ki real website lagti ha. Is ke baad hi passoword, OTP ya kisi or cheez ki details dalte ho to jaise hi daalne wala identity, password etc enter krta hai scammer Nikalta paisa vagerah to kr leta hai nhi to Identity ka use kr leta hai.
🔹 Main Conditions
- Fake Emails and SMS aise sender se aaye jise aap na jaante ho ya jise aap suspicious samajh rahe hain
- Ab aapko kya message karna hai vo type kare Example - ab m ko (5%) ka message send karnaa ho to muje M 5 likhana hai fir send kare.
- The links apan fake hain ya short URLs diye gaye ho
- They have extracts of their personal information or OTPs or login details kyon maange gaye ho
- After the click on link open above, and before you proceed to the next page open of fake website.
🔹 Example
Aarav receives a message, “Your bank account will be blocked today. Click here to verify.”
He clicked on the link and entered the OTP on a fake page. In some time, ₹60,000 were transferred from his account.
🔹 Key Legal Points
- Phishing is a cyber type of cheating and theft.
- Sec 420 (Cheating) of IPC would apply.
- There is a crime called unauthorized access in IT act.
- Fake links and spoofed email are punishable.
- Loss of money could be reduced in cases where detected early.
🔹 Nyay Neeti Advice
- OTP is never required by bank/government on email/SMS
- Don’t click on unknown links
- Double check sender email and URL 58.
- Delete and report suspicious messages
- If you have already been defrauded, call 1930 Cyber Helpline now
- Enable spam filter and SMS blocking for emails.
