What Are Phone Banking Frauds?

The fraudsters pretend to be from a trusted company or bank and trick you into providing all your personal and critical information.

These phone calls are very similar to Vishing.

Common features of a phone banking fraud call include:

  • Automated message on the phone call

 

  • Pretending to be a telemarketing company

 

  • Being on a call with you in the guise of a “technician”, and they merge the call into a conference call. Hackers can steal OTPs through merged calls.

What if you fall prey to such a fraud?

Don’t worry. Go to the next section and learn about some safety best practices of phone banking security to keep your money and financial details safe.

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