Woman tweets about scam that involves ‘legitimately scary’ message from ‘bank’
1 year, 10 months ago

Woman tweets about scam that involves ‘legitimately scary’ message from ‘bank’

Hindustan Times  

Mobile banking has made people’s lives easier. Recently, Twitter user Lavanya Mohan shared a post to show one such message by a scammer. “It’s legitimately scary how good phishing and banking scams have become. Here’s how Twitter users reacted: “Got this one today. “At this point I’m convinced that the scammers are just spraying and praying for someone to trip,” posted another.

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Hindustan Times  

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Man tries to get ₹45,000 from woman in UPI scam bid, she foils his plan
1 year ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 10 months ago

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Live Mint  

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Hackers use hacked Twitter accounts to target users with phishing attacks
2 years, 11 months ago

Hackers use hacked Twitter accounts to target users with phishing attacks

Op India  

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Rs 85 lakh: The amount Bitcoin account in fake tweet received post hack
4 years, 6 months ago

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India TV News  

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4 years, 6 months ago

Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Obama, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, others hacked, used to tweet bitcoin scam

India Today  

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Daily Mail  

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