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I got scammed for surge of getting Claude subscription for Rs.2400. Please help!!!!

I saw a post on Instagram regarding free Claude subscription at 2400 i messaged the scammer for details he shared me his qr and told me the process will complete within 5 mins. He then sent me 1 qr again and demanded 3.5k for activation charges and told me that this is refundable , I didn’t inquire much and sent that too i thought page is genuine so they might refund, thereafter again after some time he sent me other qr asking 4K for link sending and mentioned same it’s refundable I denied paying this time he then called me on whatsapp and shared fake id (adhaar/pan)of some other guy and convinced me to pay that amount .By this time I paid him around 11k the he sent me some other qr demanding commission fee and gst fee I was like what the heck and at this moment I got little instinct that this is a pure scam , so I denied paying him that amount and asked for the rest of refund he told me sir this is important we cannot refund the remaining amount until you pay gst I was like why the hell … little later he called me back to back and tried convincing me a lot foolish me got convinced and paid that amount too . Total :15k was deposited to his account and he immediately blocked me from whatsapp and Instagram even the number was fake everything was fake that asshole.
Guys please do not get influence from anyone selling anything online be it product or course or anything.

I have reported in cyber cell and to my bank but I know the money I lost won’t be recovered now 😞

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u/Adorable-Map-8226 — 5 days ago

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Help , Got Scammed ?

Yeh Dono Bhadwe MC Chor He Ghar Ka Kaam Karne Aaye The Chori Bhi Ki Or Paise Leke Bhi Bhaag Gaye Inka Phone No. Share Kar Raha Hu Koi Kuch Bhi Help Kar Sake Toh Please

Mira Bhayandar me Rehte he yeh dono

Mobile :

Sunil Prasad Mistry : 9769572606

Ayush Shrivastava: 9591817612

please helpppp

u/SJSTONK — 5 days ago

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Someone is trying to get access to my apps and whatsapp

Since this afternoon I started getting some otps on my whatsapp and sms for apps like amazon, spotify, instagram, reddit, savana, zomato so far. I thought this was something related to email but turns out these are all the apps that are connected by my phone number. I didn't do anything about it but just now at around 1am I got an otp for someone trying to log into my whatsapp with a new phone.

Have no idea what is going on but it is scary. Any idea about what might be happening and also how can I make it stop?

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u/worshiptheraven — 5 days ago

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Please help , fake loan app keep sending me money i dont want , how can i stop upi receiving money

Hello please help , i didnt apply loan i was just checking the interest and they credited it back to me without asking me or any sign , they wont stop sending me they already sent me 2k 2 times how block receiving upi money

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u/root144 — 14 days ago

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Bank account getting freez ,and blocked,some send 10500 to my account,after that due to his cyber complaint,my account got freezed ,now I am not getting any solution, gorment and cyber cell should take this matter seriously, about fake complaint.or they are looting inosent people,

Please help,if any one having some solution

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u/Individual_Set1316 — 14 days ago

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"Is this your photo?" WhatsApp messages from friends are a device-linking trick. How it works and how to check your phone

If someone you know sends you something like "hey, is this your photo?" on WhatsApp with a link, don't open it. CERT-In flagged this one last December and banks are still warning about it. It's worth understanding because it doesn't steal your password or OTP. It gets you to approve the scammer's device yourself.

How it works:

The message comes from a real contact whose WhatsApp has already been taken over. That's why it feels safe.
The link opens a page made to look like Facebook or a photo viewer. It asks you to "verify" before you can see the picture, and wants your phone number.
Meanwhile, the scammer opens WhatsApp Web on their own browser, picks "link with phone number" and enters your number. WhatsApp gives them an 8-digit code, which they show on the fake page.
The page tells you to enter that code in WhatsApp to finish verifying. You do.
Their browser is now one of your linked devices. They can read your chats and message your contacts as you, usually with the same photo bait or a request to borrow money.

There's also a QR version, where the page shows a WhatsApp Web QR code and asks you to scan it "to verify". Same result.

What makes it bad is that your phone keeps working normally. Nothing logs you out, so a lot of people only find out when a friend asks why they sent a weird link late at night.

To check right now, open WhatsApp > Settings (or the three-dot menu on Android) > Linked devices. If there's a browser or device you don't recognise, tap it and log out.

The rule to remember: only enter a WhatsApp pairing code or scan a WhatsApp QR when you're linking your own laptop or tablet. If a website, a "support agent" or anyone else hands you a code to put into WhatsApp, someone is trying to log in as you.

If it already happened to you:

- Log out the unknown device from Linked devices.
- Turn on two-step verification (Settings > Account > Two-step verification). It won't undo a linked device, but it makes it harder for someone to register your number on another phone.
- Tell your contacts to ignore money requests from you for a while.
- If anyone already sent money, they should call 1930 or file at cybercrime.gov.in quickly. Faster reports give a better chance of freezing the funds.

You can also report the original message on Chakshu through Sanchar Saathi.

If you've seen this with a different opening line, share it here (with names and numbers removed). The bait text changes but the code step stays the same.

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u/RubOwn7366 — 14 days ago