Overview

• Police highlight fake e-commerce portals, unauthorized APKs, phishing pages, and deceptive social media ads that promise heavy discounts.
• Fraud links are being pushed via WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook, Instagram, and Telegram to harvest banking credentials, card details, OTPs, and personal data.
• A 29-year-old from Secunderabad lost ₹1,40,000 after callers linked to a site named Fashor persuaded her to make multiple payments for a supposed gift offer.
• A 69-year-old in Azampura lost ₹1,02,194 after installing an APK from a fake Blinkit customer-care number, which enabled remote access to family phones and bank accounts.
• Authorities advise shopping only on trusted sites, avoiding unknown apps or links, enabling two-factor authentication, and reporting losses to 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in.