Amazon pay E-Gifts cards abused by fraudsters

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaApril 21, 2022

The Meghalaya Police on Wednesday warned the general public of fraudsters using several WhatsApp numbers containing the display picture of a Government Official and their name have been sending request through the social media platform, to various citizens asking for assistance in the form of Amazon pay E-gift cards.

These impersonators in the pretext of attending an emergency meeting, have been sending gift card links from amazon.in website to WhatsApp users, requesting the user to purchase the E-gift card. The fraudsters will send gift card links pre-loaded with an amount which maybe up to Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) and thereafter, will convince their target to purchase the gift card, and to share the claim code via WhatsApp or email.

The police requested that the general public should not fall victim to any of the gift card scams offered by the scammers, as the scammers will siphon off the amount spent on purchasing the gift card. If any of the citizens have encountered such dubious request, the same may kindly be reported to the nearest police station or to the Cyber Crime Wing of Meghalaya Police or send the same to Meghalaya Police WhatsApp No. 6033090114.