Beware of Fraudsters

 I was busy completing an article. Constantly hence was I checking and re-checking. In that process, I came across this video which talked of this stupid but almost hypnotising concept called 'digital arrest'. Actually the nomenclature itself is a fraud. There possibly cannot be any such notion.

I checked hence some four youtube videos on this theme. One involved Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor, AajTak. There was one of a lady journalist. There was one of a social media influencer. I saw the fourth one which was that of a seventy-eight year old victim who was a retired auditor. 

The Editor, AajTak and the Social Media influencer recorded the whole process. The old man, despite being an auditor, succumbed to the fraudsters. The lady journalist did not lose money, but lost her peace of mind. 

These four videos clearly indicate that it is more a psychological game. So to begin with, one should never answer/respond to an unknown number. Next, both Mr. Chaudhary and the Gujrat based social influencer insisted that one should not feel either tense or afraid. Fear psychosis is their way of trapping the victim.

The social media influencer suggested that one should insist on the local (police, bank branch) for confirmation before doing anything drastic such as allowing them to shoot you or following their demands for money transfer. 

Well, with new technologies emerge new rogues. It sure is not the mistake of the technology that it gets misused for white collar crime. As a law-abiding, sensible user, it is better to be constantly aware. Surely one should never ever let anybody know the bank details.

Personally I do not believe in online purchase. The lady journalist said that she got trapped because of the online purchase. Yet those who love it should remember that the online OTP is the easiest way to trap you as a victim.

In brief, it is extremely important to be aware and careful so that one's hard-earned money is safe and secure. Nor should the cheapskate tricksters threaten you with any distortion of your image. Beware of fraudsters!

Pratima@i shall need just a day more to complete the research article. But the lessons learnt by watching these videos are priceless. On Saturday, I could have been so victimised. So now I realise! Yet as I said in that blog, innocence is its own protection!