Recently, there was a Tata 150th Anniversary Prize of a car that was circulating on the internet. In this day and age, such types of online scams have become quite common. In fact, the user has to be aware of such things. Personal information along with financial details are your most valued possessions nowadays. The hackers are constantly trying to rob you of your prized possessions. That is why it is suggested to keep changing your passwords regularly and don’t keep the same password for all the websites. Also, don’t click on suspicious links. The latest Tata 150th anniversary prize scam to win a car also falls under that category. Let us break this down for you with an example.
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Tata 150th Anniversary Prize Car Scam
According to this, if click on a link, you will be directed to a questionnaire. You will be asked simple questions and asked to open the gift at the end. You are allowed to try it three times. People generally fall into this trap and keep answering the questions for gifts. However, what ends up happening is that the link will install viruses in your device which have the capability of fetching your personal details. That can be used for identity theft, fraud, financial details and robbery. That has happened to a ton of people. As seen in the image above, the user is promised a prize (a car in this case) and is asked for confidential information in return to process your prize. You have to be aware of such things.
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Also, you must not give out any information online to unsecured parties. You must understand that such claims are often false and companies like Tata never give out such offers. Even if they do, make sure to check their original website and follow the news. If such a thing is happening, it will be on the news. Also, make sure to equip your devices with proper anti-virus software and don’t click on any suspected links. You might also receive messages on Whatsapp from unknown numbers which are to be reported to Whatsapp as Scam and blocked.
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