Phishing
Fake bank / telecom care
Pop-ups and missed-call numbers send people to spoofed bank or telecom pages that steal credentials.
How Scam Works?
This conversation is invented. It shows the pattern so you can recognise it. It is not a real message, and nothing here should be replied to or paid.
Demonstration
Missed call, then browser pop-up
Helpline shown as 1800-…
Scam message
Your account has a security hold. Call back this missed call or open the support page to verify.
What you might say
I will use the number in my bank app.
Scam message
That line is down. Enter your password on this page so we can lift the hold.
Customer care reached from a pop-up or a missed call is not your bank.