In today's era, everyone uses the instant messaging app WhatsApp. Along with this, WhatsApp also allows its consumers to share photos, videos, and messages. Currently, the number of fake messages on this platform has increased for several months, causing people to lose lakhs of rupees. In this episode, a case has emerged from Thane city of Maharashtra in which a 53-year-old military officer has been cheated for money. So let's know the whole matter ...
Missed call on Whatsapp
In fact, on December 6, there was a missed call on the military officer's WhatsApp. When they called the number again, the call was not going on. After some time, a message came to him from the same number, in which that user told himself his friend Colonel Harpal Singh. When the military officer responded to that number, the fraudster said that he and his wife were in the US and had to get their sister treated. At the same time, he demanded money for treatment from the officer friend. After this, the fraudster said that he is in America, due to which he is not able to transfer money. Next, he has sent the account number to the officer friend's WhatsApp.
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Believed in the fake message
The military officer took the fraudster's message as correct and transferred Rs 40,000 to that account number. He got suspicious when 20 thousand more rupees were asked. The officer immediately called his friend Harpal Singh, then it turned out that he was not in America but in Punjab. Also, Harpal Singh never demanded money. After this, the military officer lodged a complaint about the incident with the police. Apart from this, the police, on the other hand, say that they are investigating this matter.
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Be careful with WhatsApp's fake message
If you also have WhatsApp messages asking for money, don't forget to trust them. Also, do not forget to send money to any of your friends and relatives on a message basis. However, most hackers launder money to cheat users, which makes them a victim of hackers. So, do not forget to share your account number with anyone else, otherwise, you may lose lakhs of rupees.
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