Fraud Alert: Someone sending money 'by mistake' and asking for a refund? be careful! Can lose everything, what to do?

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Updated: March 18, 2023, 10:16 PM IST

Soumik Mazumdar

In this new fraud money will be sent to your account first. From completely unknown number. After that the person will call and ask you to return the money. It will say, ‘Sent to your number by mistake. Please send the money back.’

1/5Many people fall prey to a new type of financial scam! A total of more than 1 crore robbery complaints have been received from around 81 persons in Mumbai in the last 16 days. This bank fraud is being done in a new way. This scam is done through Google Pay or PhonePe. File photo: Twitter (Twitter)

2/5In this new fraud money will be sent to your account first. From completely unknown number. After that the person will call and ask you to return the money. It will say, ‘Sent to your number by mistake. Please send the money back.’ Usually 50-100 rupees are being sent like this. Photo: Hindustan Times Bengali (Twitter)

3/5 If you thought it was good, you sent the money back. And while doing so he got caught in a trap. You will become a victim of malware attack. (Image is symbolic, courtesy Reuters) (Twitter)

4/5Whenever a Google Pay or PhonePe user makes a refund in this way, their entire data including banking and other KYC documents like PAN, Aadhaar etc. fall into the hands of the fraudsters. These documents are sufficient. Bank accounts are being hacked by exploiting them. Photo: PhonePe (Twitter)

5/5So the way? Never send money back directly after receiving such a call. Instead go to the bank branch and inform. This is the rule if money is lost by mistake. File photo: Reuters (Twitter)

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Fraud Alert: Someone sending money ‘by mistake’ and asking for a refund? be careful! Can lose everything, what to do?

In this new fraud money will be sent to your account first. From completely unknown number. After that the person will call and ask you to return the money. It will say, ‘Sent to your number by mistake. Please send the money back.’

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In this new fraud money will be sent to your account first. From completely unknown number. After that the person will call and ask you to return the money. It will say, ‘Sent to your number by mistake. Please send the money back.’

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