Be cautious if you receive suspicious e-notice from government office… Home Ministry warns

New Delhi: The Cyber ​​Crime Cell of the Union Home Ministry said on Sunday that if people receive a suspicious e-notice from a government office on email, they should check the authenticity of the name of the officer written in it on the Internet. Also, they should call the concerned department. The Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center (14C) said in a public advertisement that users should be cautious about ‘fake emails’ sent in the guise of a government e-notice.

What were people warned about?

The advertisement warns that it could be a fraudster who can make people fall prey to ‘cyber fraud’. I4C has suggested countermeasures before clicking or responding to such emails: check if the email has come from an authentic government website ending in ‘gov.in’, search the internet for information regarding the officials named in the email and call the mentioned department to verify the email received. Earlier this month, the Union Finance Ministry issued a public advisory alerting email users about fraudulent emails carrying the name, signature, stamp and ‘logo’ of Delhi Police Cyber ​​Crime and Economic Offences, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB), Intelligence Bureau and Delhi Cyber ​​Cell.

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According to the advisory issued on July 4, the letter attached with these emails alleges child pornography, child sexual abuse, cyber pornography, obscenity against the email recipients. It says that the fraudsters use different email addresses to send such fake emails. It says, ‘The recipient of any such email should be aware of this fraud attempt. The general public is informed that no such e-mail with attachment should be responded to and such cases can be reported to the nearest police station / cyber police station.’ The advertisement issued by the Home Ministry and 14C on Sunday said that about such suspicious emails and other types of cyber fraud, immediately lodge a complaint on the cyber crime website or call the cyber crime helpline number.