India News Get -LifestyleWedding Invitation Card Scam Explained; WhatsApp APK File Fraud (How to Detect)
last Recently, a person in Bikaner, Rajasthan received the APK file of a wedding card from an unknown number on WhatsApp. When the young man opened it and saw that the message did not come from anyone he knew. He thought someone had sent him this card by mistake. But he couldn’t resist the temptation to open the map and look at it.
But the wedding card received from an unknown number cost her dearly. After around 4 days, Rs 4.50 lakh was withdrawn from his bank account, after which the victim complained to the cyber police.
The police investigation revealed that the wedding card was actually spam sent by fraudsters. While the young man was reading the wedding card, the scammers planned to empty his bank account by hacking his cell phone.
This is a new and unique method of cyber fraud. As soon as the wedding season arrives, cybercriminals make people their victims by sending wedding cards on messaging apps.
So, let’s talk today in important news about what is wedding card fraud? You will also learn that-
How to identify it? What precautions are necessary to avoid this scam?
Expert: Rahul Mishra, Cyber Security Advisor, Uttar Pradesh Police
Question: What is the wedding invitation scam?
Answer: The wedding season is happening across the country. People are busy with a lot of things at weddings. In such a situation, we often do not have time to go to friends or relatives to deliver wedding invitations and, instead, send e-cards online on WhatsApp. People download the e-card without thinking as soon as they see the message. Cybercriminals take advantage of this and make people their victims.
It sends APK (Android Application Package) message to people on WhatsApp. It is a file format used for applications running on the Android operating system.
When you read a wedding card with APK, a suspicious application is downloaded to your mobile in the back-end. For this reason, cybercriminals hack your phone.
Question – What precautions should be taken if a wedding card arrives on WhatsApp?
Answer: For some time now, the trend of sending wedding invitation cards via WhatsApp has been growing rapidly. Everyone sends invitations to their friends or relatives via online messages while sitting at home. If such APK message comes to your phone from an unknown number, be careful. This message may be fraudulent.
Keep in mind these items shown in the chart.
Question: How can we identify if there is an unknown app in the phone?
Answer – Many times due to APK file such application gets downloaded in our phone which may damage the phone. The phone may be hacked or malware may be downloaded from these apps. Hackers can take full control of the phone through the APK file. Such applications work in the backend, which is why most users are not aware of them.
However, to identify it, you can use the Play Protect feature of Google Play Store. It scans the smartphone and gives information about the applications hidden in the mobile. If there is a suspicious app on your phone, this feature will give you its information on screen.
First of all, open Google Play Store on your smartphone. Now click on your profile icon. Now go to the menu section and click on the Play Protect option. As soon as you click on Play Protect, a page will open for scanning. Click the scan button. Now you will see “Scanning” written while scanning the phone. If there are no harmful apps on your phone, you will see the status “No harmful apps found”. do not see this state. If found, the information about this harmful application present in the phone will be visible on the screen.
Question: What is the difference between APK and PDF?
Answer – PDF (Portable Document Format) is a file format in which image and text information can be saved. While APK file format is used to store software packages for Android operating system.
This file format is necessary to install and run Android applications. Wedding card PDF files usually do not contain any links. A PDF is written on it.
If you receive such a PDF or a message asking you to click on the link to download the e-map, do not fall for it. This could be fraud.
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