Fraud in the name of marriage.Image credit source: Bing AI
WhatsApp Wedding Card: Winter has arrived and the weddings have begun. In India, marriage is celebrated with great pomp. You receive a wedding card, get dressed and arrive at the wedding venue. This tradition has been going on. But there is a marriage that can become for you not a feast of food but a feast of danger. You must have noticed that people have started sending wedding cards on WhatsApp. This is where the danger begins.
The marriage we are talking about does not even occur in reality. But they can definitely fool you. Nowadays, new methods of cybercriminals are emerging. They have made marriage a new cyber fraud tactic. It has recently come to light that WhatsApp But fraud is being committed by sending fake wedding cards.
How is this fraud happening?
Cybercriminals are now tricking people by sending fake wedding invitation cards on WhatsApp. The wedding card comes in the form of an APK file. When a person downloads and installs this file, they put their phone at risk.
This file can steal information like OTP, messages, contacts and even banking apps present on your phone. Therefore, the risk of money laundering from the bank account also increases.
way to avoid fraud
Check the file type: Real wedding invitations usually come in the form of a video or PDF file. It is not shipped in the APK file.
APK file: If Wedding Card is in the APK file, be alert immediately. This is a clear sign that someone is trying to trick you.
Be careful with unknown numbers: If you receive a wedding card from an unknown number on WhatsApp, don’t pay attention to it. Apart from this, you can also confirm the number whether it belongs to someone you know or not.
Go to your phone’s settings and disable the option to install apps from “Unknown Sources.” Always keep your phone up to date. Keeping your phone updated reduces the risk of cyberattacks.
