Cybercriminals using new tricks to con victims

Maharashtra’s nodal agency for cybersecurity and cybercrime investigation has warned individuals of new tricks that fraudsters are using to dupe individuals.

Criminals are sending messages (SMS) telling people that their credit card points will expire within 24 hours and they should act immediately to redeem the points. The message provides a link to enable the receiver to convert the points into cash.

As an example, the agency showed a sample message that said, “Dear customer, your RBL credit card points worth ₹9,870 will expire by tomorrow. Kindly redeem your points in cash by clicking the following link”.