An average of 2,700 telecom fraud cases occur across the country every day. How can we avoid such scams?

There are many types of telecommunications and network frauds that occur all the time, making it difficult for people to guard against them. To avoid this type of scam, be sure to check out these preventive measures.

1. Don’t click on unfamiliar text message links easily.

Telecom fraudsters often use the searched mobile phone card numbers to impersonate operators and send fraudulent text messages. Regarding this type of fraud, the first thing is to be careful not to trust text messages sent by unfamiliar numbers, and do not click on unfamiliar links at will. Even if they are sent by a familiar phone number or the phone numbers of relatives and friends, do not trust them easily. , you can call your friends for verification. The second is to turn on the text message blocking function of your mobile phone to automatically block spam text messages for you and reduce trouble.

2. Don’t believe in pie-in-the-sky scams easily.

Many people often receive messages such as "Congratulations on winning a prize" when browsing the web, asking you to log in to a website to register your identity information to receive it or provide a payment password to receive it. In the face of such tempting information, you must remain rational and never believe it. Think about it, how could such a good thing happen to you in this world? It's just a tempting scam. Moreover, you must be cautious when encountering situations where you need to provide personally identifiable information, and do not disclose your various information easily.

3. For "deceptive love exchange style fraud", you must pay attention to screening.

Many people may have received requests from friends on social platforms to transfer or remit money, claiming to be in difficulty and asking you to help transfer money to a certain account. When encountering this situation, you must verify the identity of the other party. First of all, you may not know this friend at all, so ignore him; even if he is definitely your friend, don't transfer money easily. Your friend's account may be stolen. It is best to call a friend in person to check or send a voice chat to verify. Sometimes, viruses may be implanted into your phone and your account may be stolen.

In short, if you want to avoid telecommunications network fraud, you must not be greedy for small profits, protect your personal information, and be a rational person.