When problems come, they come
from multiple directions. If one is alert, the aftershock can be less intense.
If one is unlucky, theytoo can be a victim of fraud recovery fraud. This is a
very dangerous kind of fraud online where the former fraud victims are lured
into stepping into another fraud as they are told that the money lost can be
recovered. In this case, the fraudsters target the already victimized
individuals by posing as an authentic organization, telling them that they can
recover the money lost in exchange of a fee. The person who contacts the victim
is actually not who they pose to be and their promises are also fake. Thus, to
avoid a further loss of money one should not rely on these kinds of calls as
they are usually schemes that could result in fraud online.
The moment one responds to this
unlikely offer, they will be charged in lieu of various kinds of fees like
processing fees, service fees and release and administration fees. Every time you pay the money, they again come
back with a different kind of fee till you add to the already lost money and
get no return of the money which you lost initially. The most interesting part of this fraud online is that if you by chance ask them to charge their dues
from the recovered money, they will tell you that this is not possible due to
various reasons. They will say that the matter is under the jurisdiction of the
court and the money can be transferred only personally. Never ever provide them
your account number as instead of refunding the amount there, as claimed, they
will start emptying it. How will you understand that this is a fraud recovery
fraud? Whenever you will get a call or an email telling that they know that you
have been cheated by fraud online and that they can help you recover the money
for you in exchange of a fee, you should understand that this is another
process of cheating you. If you ask them
that how do they know about the scam, they will tell that they have a lawyer or
an enforcement officer there who have reported them about your case.
If you have received such calls
or emails you should immediately report it to the concerned authorities. Break
all kinds of ties by means of which they can contact you. Do not send any more
money to again be a victim of fraud online. If by chance you have already
divulged the details, alert your bank immediately to stop the payment. You can protect yourself by the following ways:
- Never pay attention to any kind of communication that discusses about you being a victim of a fraud from people you do not know about or companies whose name you have not heard.
- The most important thing that should strike you if you are already a victim and have reported it somewhere, is that no one will share the information as they are subject to data protection by the concerned authorities.
- Check their contact details from authentic sources and maybe you can avoid another fraud online.
