Comments on: Accounts Fake and Original

By: Vilas Dhavale

Vilas Dhavale — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 05:18:50 +0000

Good fallout is the deletion of FB account. Congratulations!

By: Vineet Kaul

Vineet Kaul — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:58:05 +0000

Thanks for narrating this interesting episode . Yes , Fake and frauds are being reported everyday.
I appreciate the manner in which this issue was handled .
The modus operandi takes many forms . The OTT film JAMTARA is based on such frauds being committed in an organised way .
Often, the story or communication by the Fake/fraudster is slick enough to not take it at face value.
Good learning and an eye opener

By: A. K. Ayya

A. K. Ayya — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 08:54:35 +0000

Lucky that you came out of it,I know a case,where my nephew was conned
While taking lunch some one with his photograph photo,known to my nephew asked 10k and he transferred
After a moment he realised that conman copied the sound matching to his friends

Thanks for your article,cautioning every to be extremely careful as much as he can
Thanks
Ayya

By: Divya

Divya — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:40:56 +0000

An eye-opener….Actually these fraud calls and messages are increasing by the day. People make fake calls, fake attempts and try to con the aam-janta….Everyone I know has been a victim of such fraudsters one way or the other…Whether you are at the airport or sitting in your home enjoying the rains with chai-pakoda….Sigh!! When will this stop??

From the MSEB to MTNL, from the airports to the railway stations, from Credit Card depts to Overdraft facility – no one seems to be spared now…

By: Sushama Dongre

Sushama Dongre — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:03:34 +0000

talent used in wrong way

By: Vineet Kaul

Vineet Kaul — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:40:15 +0000

Thanks for sharing the episode Fake/ Con has taken giant strides and become professional too! There was “ JAMTARA “ - an OTT film which brought out very good insights ! Innovation & creativity is the hallmark of every field .. My Compliments on the fake/ con person being well tackled

By: Mirza Yawar Baig

Mirza Yawar Baig — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:53:41 +0000

I am familiar with this, not because of FB because I was never on FB and don’t intend to be. But because another person called me on my landline phone in Hyderabad and threatened me with criminal action and jail, claiming that he was calling from Allahabad High Court and that a file had come up alleging that I had committed a crime (didn’t say what the crime was) and that I had to part with a large sum of money to save myself. Of course I didn’t. However, this got so bad with repeated threats that I eventually had to cancel my phone number.

Here in America they make threatening calls to elderly people, allegedly from the Social Security Department get them to transfer funds. Many fall for this and pay the price. The sad thing is that these criminals are allegedly from India and run companies who do only this. How terrible that people can go to work all day and con others and harm them and go home in the evening and play with their children being raised on a salary which is paid to tell lies and deceive people. The amazing thing is that these callers are paid a salary. They don’t even get a share of the loot. Yet they do this criminal activity. What does that tell us about the mentality of such people? What of their children and families, who are aware of what their parents are doing and are being raised on those immoral and illegal earnings?

Here is another case that I read just this morning – passport scams.

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/arrest-108-indian-immigration-agents-delhi-police-igi-airport-dunki-donkey-route-fake-visa-passport-work-permit-2565207-2024-07-11

Good thing you deleted your FB account, Vivek. I would have advised you to do that just to get out of enriching Zukerberg, which is a worthy step in itself.

By: Ajit pendharkar

Ajit pendharkar — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:12:24 +0000

Very realistic eye opener.very thoughtful of Vivek to bring out variety of issues.