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Haryana police issues advisory to check FASTag fraud

Chandigarh, Feb 19 (UNI) Haryana police has issued an advisory requesting citizens to be cautious and alert while registering or activating their FASTag wallets as some fraudsters may try to siphon off money from their bank accounts on the pretext of helping them.
Advising people to be aware of such fraudsters, Director General of Police (Crime) P K Agrawal on Wednesday said that scamsters have now come up with a new method to dupe citizens after the central government had made FASTag mandatory for all private and commercial vehicles for their faster movement at toll plazas. They are now attempting to draw off money from bank accounts of gullible people on the pretext of helping them register and activate their FASTag accounts. As FASTag service is new, scamsters are trying all means to cheat citizens.
Explaining the modus operandi, he said that first, these scamsters send fake messages which appear as if they are from genuine sources like banks, asking for personal or financial details or even OTP in the name of FASTag registration. Then they lure citizens by offering discounts or cash back schemes asking them to transfer money or provide their details. As soon as someone shares details/OTP with the caller, funds are siphoned off from his bank account.
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