Recently I received an email from a friend in which I came to know a new form of cheating through mobile phones. Here a person is describing what happened with him. Read for yourself....
From one of the HCL employee
I cannot stop myself from sharing this with all of you. Its all started when I received a call from someone claiming that he was from my mobile service provider and he asked me to shutdown my phone for 2 hours for 3G update to take place. As I was rushing for a meeting, I did not question and shutdown my cell phone.
After 45 minutes I felt very suspicious since the caller did not even introduce his name. I quickly turned on my cell phone and I received several calls from my family members.
I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worried, asking me whether I was safe. My parents told me that they had received a call from someone claiming that they had me with them and were asking for money to let me free. The call was so real and my parents even heard 'my voice' crying out loud asking for help. My parents were at the bank waiting for the next call to proceed for money transfer. I told my parents that I was safe and asked them to lodge a police report.
Right after that I received another call from the guy asking me to shutdown my cell phone for another 1 hour, to which I refused and hung up. They kept calling my cell phone until the battery had run down. I myself lodged a police report and I was informed by the officer that there were many such scams reported.In MOST of the cases reported, the victim had already transferred the money! And it was impossible to get back the money.
Be careful as this kind of scam might happen to any of us!!! Those guys are very professional and very convincing during calls. If you are asked to shut down your cell phone for updates by the service provider, ASK AROUND! Your family or friends might receive the same call.
Be Safe and Stay Alert!
About Me
- vijay
- JABALPUR, 18, India
- The only thing I really wish to do with my life is to inspire someone. I want to touch someone’s life so much that they can genuinely say that if they have never met me then they wouldn’t be the person they are today. I want to save someone; save them from this cold, dark and lonely world. I wish to be someone’s hero, someone that people look up to. I only wish to make a change, even if it’s a small one. I just want to do more than exist.
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