Social media related fraud

The social media user base has increased manifold in past few years as almost all strata of the society using websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok and Instagram for business, entertainment, gossip or to pursue their interests and keep abreast of the developments. Several modus operandi are used to defraud the users. Some of them include-

• Creating fake account on social media

• Impersonate someone, upload unauthorized photograph or video of a person

• Hack another person’s profile

• Use of profanity on personal chat or on community pages/ fora

• Nasty language or pornography

• Cyber bullying

• Fake news or spreading rumours

• Hurt someone’s feelings in regard to religion, race, language or region