Attention Scammers are fooling people in a new way, if these words are spoken in a call then disconnect the phone immediately.
A new type of scam is going on in the market these days. It has been designed by hackers and scammers especially keeping the festival sale in mind.
401 forward Calling scam
New types of scams are being done in the market every day. Scammers are designing their plans in a special way to fool people by looking at the weather and conditions. That is to say, hackers and scammers are looking at the current situation and tricking people accordingly. For some time now, sales have been going on on all major e-commerce websites. Due to the festival season, people are doing a lot of shopping. Hackers and scammers have made this their means.
Hackers and scammers are nowadays tricking people by disguising themselves as customer care employees of big companies. Scammers are calling people from 1800 numbers or numbers that look like customer care numbers of some company. Scammers over the phone ask people to deliver a product or service. Here scammers can trick you in any way and get you entangled in things.
Like one of your friends has ordered this parcel etc. After this, you will be asked to dial 401 and your number so that complete information can be given. Scammers will insist on forwarding your calls using any code. As soon as you dial the number, you will be told that the call is over or that you will be called within some time. After this, scammers will take over all your calls and can take advantage of your personal information and target you in any way.
What to do to avoid it?
If you get any such call that has nothing to do with you then disconnect that call immediately. Even if you pick up the call, listen to the other person and understand that there is something wrong with the call. Never take any action based on what the other person says. Always verify all the information first and only then take any action.
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