No OTP, No Links: How This Deadly Call Merge Scam clears your bank account

New Delhi: Cyber crime is slowly spreading its tentacles all over the world. Everyday thousands of people fall prey to this deadly trap and end up losing all their money. The fraudsters will neither ask for OTP nor send any link through message. They will hack into your account with this new trick. Yes, 'Tu daal daal main pat pat...'. You must have heard this phrase. A similar game has been going on for a long time between scammers and security agencies (police). Scammers come up with scams with new tricks after some time. Police and related cyber security agencies alert the public.

Call Merging Scammers Empty Accounts Without a Trace

With a new type of scam in which no one has any scope of doubt and one easily falls prey to the scam. This new scam has also put the Government of India's 'National Payment Corporation of India' i.e. NPCI in a fix. As a result, NPCI had to post an alert message on X regarding this. In this, not only have people been asked to be cautious of the scam, but tips to avoid it have also been suggested.

Scammers’ Latest Trick: Call Merge Leaves 

Now these days scammers have come up If you also use UPI or online banking, then it is very important to know about this new scam. This is 'Call Merge Scam'. In this scam, users are asked to merge calls. They get the OTP without their knowledge. Once the OTP is received, it does not take them much time to empty the bank account. How do they do all this? Let's know. First of all, you get a call from an unknown number. The caller claims that he got your number from someone he knows.

The New Danger: Call Merging Scammers Empty Accounts Without a Trace
According to the cyber officer of Delhi Police, OTP for making digital payment is received either through message or call on the registered mobile number. Scammers choose the calling option for OTP to make payment from your bank or credit card. Then you are asked to merge the call and after listening to the OTP, money is withdrawn from the account or card. In this call merging scam, scammers call people in the name of job interview or event. They say that their number has been received from one of your friends or acquaintances. After this, scammers assure people that your friend is calling from another number. You can confirm the call by merging it. Actually, this is not a friend.