Phishing Links
Modus Operandi
- Fraudsters create a third-party website which looks like existing genuine website, such as bank’s website or e-commerce website or search engine, etc.
- These links are generally circulated by fraudsters through SMS / social media / email / Instant Messenger, etc.
- Most of the time, customers enter secure credentials by just having a glance and clicking at the link but not checking the detailed URL.
- The links are masked through authentic looking names of websites, but in reality, the customer gets redirected to phishing website.
- When customers enter secure credentials on these websites, the same is captured and used by the fraudsters.
Precaution
One should not click unknown links and should delete the SMS / email immediately to avoid accessing them in future. Care should be taken to verify the website details especially where it requires entering financial credentials.
Source File :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fushd05aotweevm/Booklet_RBI_2607_21.pdf?dl=0