Cybercrime cases are increasing across the country. New types of scams give people less chance to escape from them. Scammers are finding new ways to cheat people. A new type of scam has emerged, fraudsters are now duping people through the grandparent scam.
A new way of cheating: Grandparent Scam
Actually, very few people know about this scam. That is why most people are becoming its victims easily. In this scam, cyber thugs ask elderly people for money and some kind of personal information. At the same time, the fraudsters pretend to be fake relatives and make other demands besides money. Many times scammers make false claims of being stuck abroad and demand money from the elderly in the name of medical and emergency help.
How to Avoid the Grandparent Scam
– If you or your grandparents ever receive such a call in which the person on the other end claims to be your grandson or granddaughter or any relative, then you need to be careful.
– If someone posing as a close person asks for help from your grandparents through a phone call, you need to be alert.
-Demand for any kind of financial help can be a hoax.
-In such a situation, scammers often do not give the elderly a chance to understand the situation. But a little attention can help avoid big scams.
-If you receive a call from an unknown number and also see some different code on the phone screen, then you need to be careful, this could be a kind of scam.
-To avoid such scams, elderly people should not share their personal information like banking details with anyone.
