REMEMBER
In case of suspected cyber security attack, early reporting is vital .
GOLDEN HOUR STEPS :
1. Do Not Panic
2. Report the incident AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE to Cyber Crime police
3. Report online or through phone call or in person
4. Wherever required, report and alert the bank concerned
The Government of India has initiated a special online portal that addresses reports related to cybercrime. Here is a guide to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal where you can complain about any cyber fraud.
A resident of Lake Town in northeast Kolkata received a call from an unknown number and was told that she could revive a “lapsed insurance policy” by paying a nominal amount.
As told, the woman downloaded an app on her phone for the payment and shared the passcode with the caller, and soon lost Rs 14 lakh from her bank account, police said.
A man who the police identified as Mithun Mondal, a resident of New Town but originally from Kachukhali in South 24-Parganas district, has been arrested.
The woman lodged a police complaint on February 14.
“According to her complaint, she received a call from an unknown number. The caller introduced himself as an official of a reputable insurance company and told her that one of her insurance policies with an hefty amount as ‘sum assured’ had lapsed. She was told that the lapsed policy could be revived and she could still claim the benefits, but for that she needed to pay a nominal amount as tax,” said an officer of the Bidhannagar police commissionerate.
The woman apparently agreed to make the payment and was told to download an app on her mobile phone and share a passcode. Within a few minutes of doing that, Rs 14 lakh was debited from her bank account, the police said.
News courtesy: Telegraph India
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Invited by the Inner Wheel Club of Nanganallur, Chennai to participate in their Awareness programmes and address the students of Prince Shri Venkateshwara Arts & Science College, Gowrivakkam, Chennai on 03-Feb-2023.
The session on “Cyber Crime and Cyber Security” was well received by the faculty and students of the college and the enthusiastic presence and support of the members (including some members who are super senior citizens) of Inner Wheel Club of Nanganallur was amazing !
Know your cyber trap, Thanks to CitiBank
An unforgettable journey to the sacred land of Bhadrachalam and the Pancha Narasimha Kshetrams by the end of 2022 was a fitting farewell to the dreaded virus that locked the world for more than a year. It was a delight to break the shackles and take a holy bath in Godavari, in memory of Mr Covid before setting out to see the saviour !!
Realizing that seniors in their quest to connect with their near and dear ones initially play safe with email communications . But later wander into unsafe territories becoming victims of phishing like cyber crimes. Also, many expressed they were finding it difficult with some of the basic functionalities like how to attach , how to download attachments, how to search from the daily maze of inputs. To address these and to empower such people with better knowledge , held some Free online sessions on ‘Email Handling’ for two days in March, 2022. The feedback was overwhelming !
Date : 10-Mar-2022
It is a wonderful efforts by our Kapali that he has created awareness in the present digital world and all these years I was not aware where to get the answers and how to give commands in the computers. Also very clearly indicated how we have to be careful in this digital world, especially in respect of sharing of e mail addresses and mobile numbers very casually.
It is really awakening to all of us.
Most importantly the thought comes to our Kapali to address this issue, is God given Gift to all of us through Kapali.
I pray that his services to reach to more people by you tube etc.
Last but not the least, whenever the session classes are announced a great energy is created to look for the day ,the sessions are happening through Google Meet
Thankyou so much for educating us on different ways of labelling emails and about different ways to protect from scam and so much of other useful information. A great seva indeed! Thankyou again and God bless!
Very very informative and useful. Many many thanks for sharing your valuable time for all participants. If any problems encountered and unable to solve the same on own, shall contact u for guidance.
Your way of teaching inspired me well and I’ve acquired the computer knowledge well.
Sessions on handling emails were quite useful Though I have been using emails for the past two decades I learnt lot of new user friendly things in these sessions. Thanks a lot Kapali.
Though we are unaware of the risks and precautions in computer, the chosen topics are really commendable and praise worthy. With your knowhow in computer and teaching skill, you trained all senior citizens very very comfortable. In the present scenario and that too in this digital word your advice/suggestions/ guidance made us fear-free to handle computer/mobile and other electronic items.
Thanks a lot Kapali
Thanks for explaining the topic in such a simple way that we could understand it easily.I appreciate it.
Very useful in day to day life. Learnt a lot from the two sessions on email.
Very impressive. This provoked me to dwell more on options keep trying one after the other
You covered the essential topics including the doubts raised by some of our friends. Hope you had taken much efforts to prepare the list of doubts and clarified very patiently. Good services . Thanks to you and those helped you in this programme
Very useful. Very good session. Covered exhaustively.
Excellent and exhaustive coverage of Email related aspects and solutions. Also safe methods of handling the emails and Dos and Don’ts
Thank you very much for your very nice teaching and useful information conveyed to us in a very nice way. So many senior citizens r benefitted by your teaching. I appreciate the efforts taken by u to send practice exercises and video for all sessions. May God bless you a long happy healthy life to continue for your service you are doing to senior citizens. Thank u again
You have covered very important needs of all, especially senior citizens. The way of presentation is superb. Highly useful.
The session was extremely good and useful. Thank u for u r efforts and patience in teaching to senior citizens. Kudos to u sir
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