Method scammers uses to defraud people and prevention steps

Scamming methods have become so predominant of recent. The activities of scammers are on the rise wherever you go and because of this alarming trend, all individuals need to stay on alert and be quite watchful not to give sensitive information to unknown people.

These days, scammers are mainly going around duping bank customers by adopting different methods which their unsuspecting target falls for. And they try to get what they want by any means necessary.

 

They operate by sending fake sms to bank customers’ cell phones and claiming to be bank officials working on their accounts. After that, they tell the customer about a particular challenge happening on the individual’s account.

In this case, they tend to ask for the customer’s ATM or BVN number. And they do so, in a way that looks real and this will make you trust them or believe them since they know about all these.

Some will eventually tell you half of your account details and proceed to ask you to read out the rest for them. This is a trick that the majority of people fall for and after the deed is done, your money in a few minutes will be wiped out.

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