Kathmandu. A scam is an unlawful act of taking someone’s money, property, goods or personal information by deceiving an unknown person and intimidating or intimidating an unknown person. Scammers commit financial fraud through various mediums such as social media, e-mail, SMS, website, phone or by contacting in person.
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has issued a public awareness notice today, urging people to be aware of scams. “We will stop carrying out financial transactions if there is any doubt,” the NRB has said, “Let’s check the authenticity and inform the Cyber Bureau or police, financial institutions and regulators if necessary.” ’
Here are the scams
- Unwanted money, lottery, gift, property or money transfer: Asking for advance taxes, fees or money, account numbers or other financial details on this pretext.
- Investment scam: Fraudulent investment, making money with false assurances that there is not much profit and risk, disappearing after a large amount of money.
- Job scam: Charging registration fees or other money by offering a fake job, and causing to be trafficked in criminal money.
- Business Scam: Raising money by showing schemes to lure various goods and services, sending money to the account of a person different from the organization where the business is done.
- Romance Scam: Joining social media under the pretext of a love affair or stealing financial information.
- Scams under the guise of acquaintances: Immediately asking employees of various agencies, friends, relatives or acquaintances to make payments to the wrong account or stealing information.
- In-person scams: Placing a fake QR in the shop, showing a message of payment without paying on the mobile, immediately sending money to a different account in the guise of various regulatory agencies.
