The cyber bureau of Nepal Police has warned against the growing trend of online scams. Releasing a notice, the bureau has warned ConnectIPS users against phishing links that are aimed at gaining unauthorized access to scam them for money.
The notice has come amidst a new series of messages people are receiving lately. According to the bureau, users are receiving such fraud messages from numbers such as +9779767952808 and 9764888231, and OWP_ALERT and AT_ALERT systems.
Bureau alerts ConnectIPS users of phishing links
The bureau has notified that the fraudsters are sending messages that “Your Account Is Locked or ConnectIPS Account Locked. And the users are redirected to phishing links, such as they are sending links such as connectips.live, connectips.support, connectipsips-support.com, and connectsips.com, with the malicious intent to steal their personal details for financial theft.
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Cyber Bureau makes a request for ConnectIPS users:
The bureau has requested ConnectIPS users:
- Not to tap/click these links
- Only use banks’ official websites for banking transactions
- Keep banking details secret
- Report suspicious links to Nepal Police, Cyber Bureau, and the concerned bodies of the banks.
The cases of online scams are increasing each day. Digital technologies have unlocked connectivity and opportunities; however, they have also created opportunities for fraudsters to prey on unsuspecting users. We request that ConnectIPS users stay highly alert against this current threat of online scams. A few months ago, we had a case of NEPSE AI scamming people out of millions. We hope the current ConnectIPS users won’t fall victim to the fraudulent messages.
Here’s the official notice of the bureau.
