Be aware: Do you scan QR Codes? An account can be emptied by mistake


QR Code Scam: Scammers try many different ways to trick people, according to cyber security companies, scammers trick people by sending phishing links. It tricks people by sending QR Codes in emails. This QR Code is encoded with phishing links and scam pages. So when a user scans this code, he becomes a victim of this scam. Apart from this, people are also tricked in the name of gift or return.

How does the scam work?

When a user scans the code to get a gift or return and then enters his password, he becomes a victim of this scam. Because scanning for gift will deduct money from your account. For this, scammers apply face QR Code in shops and other places as well.

FBI warning

Scammers also stick face codes in many shops where many QR codes are seen. Due to which payment is made in another account. The FBI issued a warning regarding this. Apart from this, they also put fake code on the original code. In which sometimes while scanning such code, the mobile can be hacked or spying can also happen.

What is a Phishing Attack?

This type of scam can also be known as a fishing net. In which people are lured and lured into scams. Such scams are carried out through email or SMS.

QR Code is the biggest threat

People are warned about this type of scam by the government and cyber security companies. People are cheated by sending links through email or SMS. But with the increasing awareness among the people, people ignore such links. But now scammers have started sending QR Codes instead of phishing links. Which is more dangerous. Because the sent link can be remembered while the QR Code is impossible to recognize.

How to survive?

In the age of internet, caution is the only solution. So if you see a QR Code in an email, consider it a threat and avoid scanning it. Apart from this, scammers can incite people to take quick action by sending emails about password compromise or service expiry. Apart from this, while scanning the QR Code, check whose name it is in, if it is in the shopkeeper's name, then make the payment. Also, it is necessary to be careful about free gift cards.


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