Don't trust such messages for credit cards, millions will go away again

New Delhi, August 19, 2019, Monday

Be careful if you also use a credit card and have a message redeeming your points. Because hackers have found a new way to loot people. They send fake messages and target people and withdraw money from a bank account. An incident of fraud in this way has also come to light recently. In which the fraudster sent a message to a large number of people to redeem the credit card reward points.

The fraudster has also been arrested. The fraudster got along with his colleagues and seduced people. He sends people a message to redeem his credit card points and he knows the bank details of the person who is willing to redeem the points on his message.

This is how the message is Fraud

This fraudster named Vikas met and worked with the SIM card vendors. He prepared a text message that he sent to people. This message says that your credit card has accumulated many points. You can redeem these points and get cashback. A link was also provided with this message. Take advantage of this offer if redemption points are completed within short time. A form is sent along with this message and link.

According to police, when people click on the link, a website called kotekcardredeem.com is opened against them. People name their own on this website. Other details are taken as the email or password is added and then the details are reached to the fraudster. Using it and they do the transaction and they also get the OTP for the card on the email id.