            Alert: Beware of this new ‘Cyber Fraud’ in Jammu
Aman Zutshi
Jammu: Cybercrime incidents in Jammu have seen a rise recently. Now, there’s another scam that is tricking people here. In the new scam, fraudsters send an SMS with a link to people stating their electricity bill is unpaid and they must clear the bill by clicking on the link otherwise their electricity connection will be discontinued.
According to the report, In this new cyber fraud the scammers hacked people’s phones with a text message that stated their electricity bill is unpaid and that they should clear it immediately and if anyone fail to give it to PDD their connection will be disconnected.
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If the victim clicked on the link provided in the SMS, their bank details, pictures and other personal information can be used to blackmail, extortion by the online-scammer to demand money from the people.
