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New Delhi:
By now you must have heard many ways of scams, but it is rare when a scammer tries to trap the real CEO of the company by taking their names. Something similar happened with Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma. He has shared screenshots of WhatsApp chat on social media, in which a scammer showed himself as Vijay Shekhar Sharma and showed him information related to Paytm funds.
The funny thing is that the real Vijay Shekhar Sharma told the scammer his identity and handled this scam in a very funny manner.
Asked to save new number, then asked for information about the company’s money
This scammer called himself the CEO of Paytm and asked Vijay Shekhar Sharma to save his new number. Then he asked to give information about the funds present in Paytm, so that he could report to anyone. Not only this, Scammer also asked for the contact number of the finance head of Paytm. After this, he sent a .EXE file in the name of a GST document and asked him to forward the finance head.
Impersonating myself to me pic.twitter.com/ott63fkzu1
– Vijay Shekhar Sharma (@vijayshekhar) May 21, 2025
Vijay Shekhar Sharma said- increase my salary
Vijay Shekhar Sharma had a fun conversation with this scammer while enjoying it. He himself is the CEO of the company, not telling that he said to the scammer that he also wants to request to increase his salary. This entire conversation is quite fun and this post is becoming fiercely viral on social media.
It is necessary to avoid such tricks of scammers
In the digital world, cases of scams are constantly increasing. Now scammers are targeting people through fake profiles, fake numbers and technical methods. In this case, this collision between real and fake Vijay Shekhar Sharma forces us to laugh, while also alert us.
Government’s big step- now scam alert will be available from ‘Fri’
Meanwhile, the Telecom Department (DOT) has launched a new tool to prevent cyber fraud and financial scams- Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI). This tool will alert banks, UPI service providers and financial institutions when a transaction will be on a number that is flagged for the scam. The government says that this tool will help stop the fraud in both financial and telecom sectors.
Airtel also started new service
Earlier this month, Airtel launched a new fraud detection solution that will block scams and fake websites running on apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram in real time. This service has currently started in Haryana Circle and will soon be implemented in the whole country.
How to avoid this type of scam?
If a new number is taken and asked for information from you as a big officer of the office, then be alert. Especially if he asked to send any kind of file or financial details. Just as Vijay Shekhar Sharma shared and shared this scam, we should also be cautious so that we and our personal details remain safe.
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