5 Online Scams In India You Should Watch Out For

[{"selector":"#anim-2f70d532-c11a-4955-90ea-54a0189c0379","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-687a696f-e956-419a-9d13-b462af1800fc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(124.75884%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7510f64e-7beb-40b8-bc3c-add47c857755","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92aaed91-f9a0-4b57-a32c-563368941580","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-242.40508%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Aparna Singh

Online scams of all kinds are growing at an exponential rate in India.r

[{"selector":"#anim-292a16a9-9043-4633-8fef-4a0af93ba221","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f91c4fe5-8f84-4d09-87c0-5f43e16e1bfc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 179.79800%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3845a448-63ed-49bd-a92c-46fbd096b35a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Scammers are learning new tricks to fool unsuspecting victims.

[{"selector":"#anim-3f74e836-8ae7-4e33-b42b-88d2bc620fcc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a333ad7-484f-401a-ac42-52026efbfd7a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 181.86461%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26fc9b75-fee3-467f-ae40-f225b6336a35","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

It is important to learn the know-how of how these scams work.

[{"selector":"#anim-11f3a39e-88e6-486d-a7e6-ef4012d0246a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae9aad5a-b515-4fa1-9f42-d5c9fb360a9e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 181.86461%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3be05437-d1c7-437c-8d58-d1649d5e66ac","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Here, let us tell you about five such scams you must beware of:

[{"selector":"#anim-cdd91392-297d-4b5b-a6dd-aa8b21f80cd2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1c91b629-24e4-4463-af6d-bf1c481b183c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 181.86461%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a21ba61-f0d5-440b-92a4-fc1a190ba5a9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Work From Home Job Scam

[{"selector":"#anim-bbe9b1bf-32ff-4b0b-8806-f7132703832d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4659949d-dd0d-41b2-8822-6339ad13cd91","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 159.22220%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a238ba11-69a0-4e68-aee2-02560959852c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Pig Butchering Scam

[{"selector":"#anim-0a924673-cfc4-405e-8238-1efe206c3d0b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c01e3c14-3351-4470-9454-b0ec1f73eaeb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 159.22220%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7732424d-696f-4d2a-a965-f7c37051c8a6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Fake Army Officer Scam on platforms like Olx, Magicbricks

[{"selector":"#anim-eddf0910-f642-4b43-91eb-abfb9b9e1b8f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4561b176-0672-40d1-bb6a-6f2c93a7dfb6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 133.45681%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27cf8bd0-54e7-4c7e-9c20-9c8d4dad0ce3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

SIM Swap Scam

[{"selector":"#anim-59619c53-e72d-400c-a626-e2d613649ff9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f058621f-28b2-4b7f-b9a8-628e800ee4f7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 245.37036%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84d8e22e-a364-4cbf-b5bb-4c5f608faee2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Online Investment Scams

[{"selector":"#anim-23595975-521a-4653-8c53-4306f469541a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9bd8e105-9354-45da-ad7e-a4fdb63ead48","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 157.22223%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7164d4b4-6b26-4b94-a48d-694ade413fb1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

[{"selector":"#anim-65b044b6-b5d1-4349-abea-40b7e8b4ef6b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f9626543-a153-4224-80e5-ecb27e6490f6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 98.19541%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":350,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-691cdead-8888-4af5-9128-1af70ea75c59","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df623b6e-d9a2-41dd-b6b0-ab44e593d538","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(105.31914%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]