How Is WhatsApp Fraud Done? APK File मिळाल्यानंतर बेंगळुरूमधील व्यक्तीने थेट स्कॅमरशीचं मारल्या गप्पा; हॅकर्सच्या नियंत्रणातून मोबाइल फोन कसा मुक्त करायचा घेतलं शिकून

ऑनलाइन फसवणूक करणाऱ्यांच्या मोडस ऑपरेंडीवर प्रकाश टाकणाऱ्या एका अनोख्या घटनेत, बेंगळुरू (Bengaluru) मधील एका व्यक्तीने एका स्कॅमरशी सखोल गप्पा मारल्या. या स्कॅमरने या व्यक्तीला WhatsApp द्वारे एक APK फाइल पाठवली होती. WhatsApp फसवणूक कशी केली जाते हे समजून घेण्यासाठी चेट्टी अरुण व्यक्तीने घोटाळेबाजाशी संवाद साधण्याचे ठरवले, त्याचे वर्णन 'दयाळू' व्यक्ती म्हणून केले.

Razorpay कर्मचाऱ्याने X वर WhatsApp एक्सचेंजचे स्क्रीनशॉट शेअर केले. स्कॅमरने त्याला एक APK फाईल पाठवली होती, ही एक प्रकारची फाईल जी Android ऑपरेटिंग सिस्टीमद्वारे मोबाइल ॲप्सच्या स्थापनेसाठी वापरली जाते. अशा फायली हॅकर्सद्वारे स्थापित केल्या जातात. या फाईल्स पीडिताच्या मोबाइल फोनवर नियंत्रण मिळविण्यासाठी वापरल्या जाऊ शकतात. अरुण हा रेझरपे येथे कल्चर हेड आहे. त्याने घोटाळ्याला बळी पडण्याऐवजी फसवणूक करणाऱ्याशी गप्पा मारण्याचा निर्णय घेतला. त्यांच्या संभाषणातून, तो स्कॅमरने त्याच्या फोनवर नियंत्रण कसे ठेवले आणि संभाव्य हॅकर्सच्या नियंत्रणातून तो आपला मोबाइल फोन कसा मुक्त करू शकतो, या गोष्टी शिकला.

I got 4-5 such messages from different numbers today. All sending me an APK file on WhatsApp.

I got annoyed at first. Blocked all those numbers. But this one particular one, I decided to call and bash him.

But then, the weirdo in me wanted to have a chat 😅

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— Chetty Arun (@ChettyArun) April 19, 2024

I then started pushing him to know what they'll do and how do they eventually earn money off of this.

Oh, while doing all this bakkar, I also was teaching him what "Gossip" meant 😂

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— Chetty Arun (@ChettyArun) April 19, 2024

While I was trying to get some information from him, he wanted to get on a video call to talk more 😂

I told him I keep getting such messages with APK files and look at him protecting me saying, "Install nahi karna" 🙏

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— Chetty Arun (@ChettyArun) April 19, 2024

He then went on to give me tips about such messages 🙏 Told me what to do if someone accidentally clicks and installs that APK.

Also, by this time I was comfortable enough with him and added him to my contacts as "Scammy McScammer" 😂

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— Chetty Arun (@ChettyArun) April 19, 2024

First, take over WhatsApp of the victim.

Second, try installing all ecommerce and bank apps and sign up. OTP anyway comes to them. Once they have access to any such apps, sky is the limit.

Saved card on ecommerce apps? Can do CVV less transactions till a limit. BOOM!

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— Chetty Arun (@ChettyArun) April 19, 2024

Scammy McScammer wanted to connect outside WhatsApp now. Because, that's not his number and anytime it'll go kaput.

He wanted my Facebook ID. I said I don't have one and he thought I was scared. He is such a sweet guy he said not to be scared 😂

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— Chetty Arun (@ChettyArun) April 19, 2024

He wanted my Twitter now 🙈 I had to tell him that kuch rishte simple, sweet, aur temporary hi ache lagte hai.

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— Chetty Arun (@ChettyArun) April 19, 2024

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