It is the habit of Malayalees to give in to scams. Police and financial institutions are constantly warning people not to fall for online scams, but many fall for them still, despite knowing about their existence. The latest victim is a woman from the capital city. The woman lost 37 lakh rupees after she got caught up in the promise of making lakhs easily through crypto transactions. She went ahead with the fake online transaction by withdrawing even the fixed deposit in the name of her mother. The woman realized that she was being cheated when she lost everything she had and invested. Many people have been scammed this month in Thiruvananthapuram alone in a similar manner. The scam gang took about one and a half crore rupees in total. Despite the daily news of such scams, it continues unabated in many parts of the state.

College teachers, doctors and even technical experts are among those who fall into the trap of gamblers with the illusion of making easy money! The constant complaints received by the cyber police are proof that many people are not ready to heed the frequent warnings, given by financial institutions including the Reserve Bank, not to fall prey to unknown links sent as messages to mobile phones. It is also a picture of what happens to people when they are greedy.

There was a time when fraudsters used to dupe candidates with false promises of work visas in Gulf countries. Now that the availability of jobs overseas has drastically reduced, visa fraud has also gradually disappeared. However, fraudsters are changing the game by offering jobs in other European and East Asian countries. Many have been deceived by them. It is widely known that the promises of such fraudsters should be believed only after investigating the facts. Yet there are many poor people who have sold or pawned properties, or borrowed money to offer to the swindlers. The victims of online fraud are always bank depositors. On the one hand, there are people who steal account information and steal money, and on the other hand, there is another group who go to great lengths to take everything the victim has through online games. It is important to note that no fraud can take place without the knowledge of the account holder. The only way to avoid such scams is to completely turn a blind eye to anonymous messages, links, and calls. It would be good to keep in mind the fact that there is no one on earth who will give money for free. Do not covet unworthy possessions and money. If you knowingly jump into scams and lose money, it can only be called greed.