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‘Update your KYC’, a new fraud trick adopted by cybercrooks to siphon off the money

‘Update your KYC’, a new fraud trick adopted by cybercrooks to siphon off the money

The Hindu
Wednesday, October 06, 2021 11:14:03 AM UTC

Fraudsters send a link created using Ngrok, Bitly, Google View form and survey monkey.

Each passing day, cybercrooks are adopting innovative ways to cheat people. In the recent past, Cyber Crime police station of Cyberabad has been receiving several complaints of cheating in the name of updating of KYC for SBI, Airtel and Paytm.

Fraudsters send a link created using Ngrok, Bitly, Google View form and survey monkey. “So far, over 140 cases were registered against SBI KYC fraud and an amount of ₹67,10,021 has been defrauded and siphoned off from accounts of the innocent citizens of Cyberabad this year,” police said.

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