If you come across an online advertisement or an online website that offers products at an overly high discount, then this could be a trap set by scammers to steal your money. CyberDost- safety and cybersecurity awareness Twitter handle maintained by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, is warning online shoppers to not fall for such websites.
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Cyber Dost is asking citizens to beware of such websites giving absurdly high discounts on goods. Cyber Dost tweeted, “Always make two separate e-mail accounts. One for communicating with people you trust and for your financial transactions. Use a separate e-mail account for registering on social networking sites. This will protect your primary account from online stalkers.”
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Scammers are using authentic-looking emails to lure customers into their trap of sharing critical information related to their bank accounts and credit cards, and hence the initiative by the government is imperative for users’ advantage. The message also suggested that the email account under use for financial transactions must not be made public on any social media platform to prevent online stalking. The twitter handle strongly advised against using a financial transaction email account for social media registrations.
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The Cyber Dost Twitter handle has also asked the users to refrain from using the auto-fill option available on different web browsers and rather type the critical information such as CVV, expiry date, and card number of bank accounts.
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Earlier, the Cyber Dost handle also issued a warning to the banking customers that frauds can hack their social media accounts and subsequently gain unauthorized access to their friends and families to seek financial help.
