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WhatsApp Fraud: WhatsApp is a fun way to connect with your friends. But, along with being useful, this app is also not untouched by scammers

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WhatsApp Fraud: WhatsApp is a fun way to connect with your friends. But, along with being useful, this app is also not untouched by scammers. Scammers use it to fraud people. Scammers create fake WhatsApp groups to cheat people.

Fake WhatsApp Group: WhatsApp is an instant messaging app used by millions of people worldwide. People use it to chat with their friends and relatives, share audio-video files and make audio-video calls. This app is a fun way to connect with your friends. But, along with being useful, this app is also not untouched by scammers. Scammers use it to fraud people. Scammers create fake WhatsApp groups to cheat people.

HSBC Bank has sent an

email to its customers to be careful. It has been told in this email that some people are pretending to become HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited by creating a WhatsApp group. These groups are fake and trying to dupe people.

What is written in the email?

A fake WhatsApp group has been created named "85-HSBC Global Academy". The creator of the group has falsely claimed that he was associated with Venugopal Mangat, an employee of HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited. The person forming the group is trying to deceive people. He is using 8008723938 number. HSBC Bank says that neither Venugopal Mangat nor HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited have anything to do with this fake WhatsApp group.

How do you defend yourself?

Do not join any WhatsApp group that claims to be HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited. For any information or investments, just visit the official social media account or website of HSBC Bank. The bank's official WhatsApp numbers are +91 8879900800 (promotional channel) and +91 9326929294 (HSBC mutual fund transactional channel).

WhatsApp Fraud: WhatsApp is a fun way to connect with your friends. But, along with being useful, this app is also not untouched by scammers. Scammers use it to fraud people. Scammers create fake WhatsApp groups to cheat people.

Fake WhatsApp Group: WhatsApp is an instant messaging app used by millions of people worldwide. People use it to chat with their friends and relatives, share audio-video files and make audio-video calls. This app is a fun way to connect with your friends. But, along with being useful, this app is also not untouched by scammers. Scammers use it to fraud people. Scammers create fake WhatsApp groups to cheat people.

HSBC Bank has sent an

email to its customers to be careful. It has been told in this email that some people are pretending to become HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited by creating a WhatsApp group. These groups are fake and trying to dupe people.

What is written in the email?

A fake WhatsApp group has been created named "85-HSBC Global Academy". The creator of the group has falsely claimed that he was associated with Venugopal Mangat, an employee of HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited. The person forming the group is trying to deceive people. He is using 8008723938 number. HSBC Bank says that neither Venugopal Mangat nor HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited have anything to do with this fake WhatsApp group.

How do you defend yourself?

Do not join any WhatsApp group that claims to be HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited. For any information or investments, just visit the official social media account or website of HSBC Bank. The bank's official WhatsApp numbers are +91 8879900800 (promotional channel) and +91 9326929294 (HSBC mutual fund transactional channel).

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