These days we are not only fighting with covid 19 pandemic medically but also digitally.
Some hackers are trying to take advantage of this pandemic and try to harm us digitally.
Their major platforms are Emails, SMS, WhatsApp and Automated Calls.
So, lets get through these types of online scams and how we can avoid them.
Types of Digital Scams During Covid-19
- Charitable Donations Fake Requests
You will get requests to donate some amount to fight against Covid-19. You might get emotional and think about donating a small or big amount. But, Beware those requests might not come from the authorized resources. So always donate anything by directly visiting the sources website. Do not follow any link to donate which you get on email, sms or whatsapp.
- Stealing Personal Data
People are visiting home to represent themselves from the government for health checkups. They collect personal information including no. of members present, name, age, identity information which possibly can get misused sooner or later.
- Fake Online Shopping Offers
Sometimes scammers pose as real source by ust manipulating the links by their name. Like https://amazon.com can be manulate like https://amazonn.com. We did not have the habit to notice the link. Both links seem to be of amazon but ‘n’ has been added at last in the second link. So, these kinds of links generated by scammers take us to the wrong website and then can collect so much information which may include our bank details.
- Fake Medical Policies
People are these days offering fake medical policies on Covid 19. Buy policies from authorized resources only. Do not come in bluff of websites offering discounts.
