Following experiences of individuals receiving calls and messages from the Bengaluru site visitors police within the final couple of days about their automobiles being concerned in accidents or site visitors violations, the Bengaluru police stated Thursday the calls had been being made by fraudsters to “deceive residents and extract private info or cash”.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಸಂಚಾರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ನಕಲಿ ಕರೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸಂದೇಶಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಾಗರೀಕರು ಎಚ್ಚರ ವಹಿಸುವುದು. pic.twitter.com/UEtutNQo1z
— DCP Site visitors East ಉಪ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಆಯುಕ್ತರು ಸಂಚಾರ ಪೂರ್ವ (@DCPTrEastBCP) November 21, 2024
The Bengaluru site visitors police requested the general public to be cautious of pretend callers “demanding fee for fines or penalties” and “messages claiming to have footage of site visitors violations and demanding fee”.
“Don’t entertain or reply to such calls or messages. Don’t click on on suspicious hyperlinks or obtain attachments. Don’t present private info or make funds. Confirm the authenticity of calls or messages by contacting our division immediately,” the Bengaluru site visitors police stated in an official assertion.
“Calls claiming to supply faux insurance coverage or registration companies. Messages asking residents to click on on malicious hyperlinks or obtain attachments. Claiming to be from Site visitors Police and informing that your automobile is concerned in hit & run case. Faux Police Switch Calls: Calls the place the scammer claims to switch you to a faux police officer and asks you to press 1, 2, and so on., to confirm your id or verify fee,” stated the assertion.
Whereas advising residents to keep away from entertaining or responding to such calls or messages, the Bengaluru site visitors police additionally requested folks to confirm the id of the callers and to solely use official fee channels for fines or companies.
