Covid-19 Shot can empty your bank account but how ?
"Its Sounds very horrible but this is true in this era of technology where everyone want to loot money from people covid-19 shot can empty your bank account"
SCAM!! SCAM!! SCAM!!
As Covid-19 is increasing heavily so government has started to administer a precautionary third dose of Covid-19 vaccine above 60. Due to spread of omicron variant, people are in rush to get the booster jab and fraunders are seeing this an opportunity to loot people. In a new scam, cybercriminals are extracting key information from the people under the pretext of providing details for the booster vaccine. Those details are used to pump money from the victims bank account.
How this Covid-19 booster scam happens ?
They will call and identify themselves as government employees. These criminals mostly calls senior citizens. Then they ask if they are double vaccinated. In a few cases, the caller already has all your information. They also confirm your information like your name, age,address and other details to look genuine. Sometimes, the fraudsters even share the date of vaccination to look authentic.
After this caller asks you if you are interested in getting a Covid-19 vaccine booster jab and if you would like to book a slot for it. After confirming the suitable date and time for the jab, the fraudster will ask for the OTP that you receive on your mobile. This is where real job starts. The OTP is actually to validate the money transfer from your account. Once you tell them the OTP, the money from your bank account is transferred.
How to prevent yourselves from being victim of this scam ?
You should keep in mind that the government does not book vaccine slots through phone calls. If you want to book the slot you can visit cowin.gov.in or read this blog . You can visit the page through Aarogya Setu mobile application. If you are not able to book the slot, you can still get your jab by walking into any vaccination centre with a valid government ID.
People usually avoid the message that comes along with an OTP, especially when they are expecting it. You should always read the message that comes with OTP as it reveals what the code will be used for and you should never share One-Time-Password with anyone.
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