New Delhi (Social Media Trends)This thin streak of faith and superstition has almost erased the bright colors of social media. There are many such accounts on social media that claim to bring back lost love, solve the problems of marital life or stop the deficit in business. This mixed business of spirituality and miracle in the virtual world is not only playing with the feelings of the people, but also taking them on confused and financially harmful paths.
These days people spend most of their time on social media. It is not known when hours pass while watching the reel. Many people are also doing their business through Instagram and Facebook. Some are selling clothes, some jewelery, some are showing recipes, some are glimpse of their home and world. In the midst of these, some people are giving advice without asking, while some people are tricking their minds on the pretext of faith and worship. It is important to understand the reality behind it before getting caught in this magic of social media.
Case 1- The girl’s 7 -year -old relationship breaks down. She was watching the reels on Instagram to forget the gum. Then he sees an account of an account named Neha Sharma. In it, it was claimed to bring back the separated love in many reels. His delicate mind trusts him. Neha Sharma of Instagram comes out on WhatsApp. The girl cheats 7 thousand rupees and asks for a few thousand more changing to buy materials for further worship.
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Case 2- Rani (name changed) is often disturbed due to differences with her husband. His friend sends him a reel, in which the person claims to improve the relationship between husband and wife. She believes on her and sends some photos of her and husband and along with 11 thousand rupees as Dakshina. After this, he is also shown worship on the video call. Then it is instructed to go to the cemetery and bury 7 silver nails. On refusing, the man with the reel starts blackmailing him.
Fake Astrologer Scam Alert: Claim of Result in 24 hours
Social media’s illusion
Be it children or big, everyone has an account on social media. It is not easy to escape from its illusion. In such a situation, the fake business of superstition contractors is flourishing with great pleasure. They come to hold people’s pulse well. In 2-4 messages, you will sensat your heart and life problems and then rob thousand rupees in the name of Pooja, Tantra-Mantra. If you refuse to give money in the middle, then they will not back down from intimidating or blackmailing you.
People are no less than a victim
Celebrity Astrology Arun Kumar Vyas It is said that there has been a flood of fake astrology on social media in the digital age. They are playing with people’s feelings. Those who are really in a lot of trouble, they are not able to identify right and wrong. A person who is killed is trapped in the trap of a fake astrologer and from here the game of online fraud begins. Most of the people who are not getting married, are not getting jobs, business is not going on, children are not having or breakup.
Their weakness has become the easiest way to fraud for such fake astrologers. People give them money so that their work is done but in reality they fall prey to fraud. The truth is that there is no law for such fake astrologers in our country. There are also some mobile applications, on which people share their problems by talking for free and then become victims of fraud.
Who is the easiest to trap?
Partha Jain, co-founder and head psychologist of The Mind Mojo It is said that the guarantee of these people getting stuck in this trap is 100%, who have invested time and feelings in a relationship and they keep trying to fix it, whether it is unhealthy or beyond improvement. A businessman who has put his entire deposits in his business, a woman who is trying to become a mother, a wife whose husband is away from him, a youth who is wandering from a young man who is wandering in search of a job.
Result will be found in 7-10 days
To strengthen my research, I interacted with some similar accounts on social media, which claim to be experts of these disciplines. One of them assured that if I believe his action, my husband will return to me in a week (while I am unmarried). She asked for my and my husband’s photo and 7500 rupees for the first puja. I told him that I do not have so much money, so he blocked me.
Celebrity Astrologer, Motivational Speaker and Life Coach Dr. Sandeep Kochhar They say-
Some signs need to be alerted. Whoever guarantees the result in 24 or 48 hours cannot be real. Life and astrology do not work on shortcuts. If someone already demands money or insists that you should worship immediately to remove misfortune, then be careful. Spelling mistakes, official website or not having media mention are also a sign of fraud.
Mental health deteriorates with false expectation
Kiara Jain, founder and lifestyle coach of Mindful Living She says that these scams give false expectations to people. When their work is not completed, they become more desperate, helpless and alone than before. This makes them realize (not immediately, but after several months, sometimes after years) that not everyone in this world is honest. In the bad times of life, nothing can be worse than taking advantage of someone’s weakness.
It is necessary to check the fact before expressing confidence in any fake account and it is not easy at all. Therefore, it is a better option to seek professional help instead of getting caught in such a trick in a weak era.
Photo real, identity fake
Celebrity astrologer Pradyuman Suri According to the guise of astrology, ritualistic cheating is at anger. There are many disadvantages of technology advancement. Someone created a fake website in their name to rob the innocent people and also used their photos. Action was taken on him after complaining to the police. He says that the way a council has been formed to protect the interests of legal professional, CA, doctors etc., it should be for astrologers.
How to identify fake accounts on Instagram?
The pretense of instant results through Instagram is just a small start of big fraud. These scammers also spend your money as well as mental peace. Know how to identify them:
- Incomplete information of profiles: Fake accounts often have a shortage of profile picture, bio or post. Be careful if the bio has used normal sentences such as ‘solutions to all problems’ or only emoji, then be careful.
- Unusual username: Strange combination in username, such as additional letters, number or symbol (example: panditji12345), may be a sign of fake account.
- Low or irrelevant posts: If there are less posts in the account or the posts are full of normal, stolen photos or promotional materials (eg astrological solutions, tantra-mantra), then it is suspicious.
- Intoma in followers and engagement: Despite thousands of followers, likes/lower on posts or normal sentences in comments like ‘fantastic!’ The use of fake followers is a sign of fake followers.
- Suspected DM or Link: Fake Pandit accounts often promise immediate solution in DM or give suspicious website links in bio. Avoid clicking on such a link.
- Absence of Verification Badge: Accounts of real pundit or astrologer often have blue tick (verified badge). If the claim is of the big pundit but not the badge, then be cautious.
- Reverse image search: Check the photos of the profile picture or post through Google Reverse Image Search. If these pictures are stolen from somewhere, then the account can be fake.
- Unusual activity: New accounts, which are recently created and immediately follow a lot of people, can be suspicious. Check the account information from ‘About this account’ feature, such as creation date and details like country.
Real vs Fake: Report them as soon as fake account is known
What to do when you get a fake account?
Social media is like a public place. Like you complain of accident, theft etc. in a shop or a business, you have to do the same here.
- Block the suspicious account and report on Instagram (three dots on the profile).
- Avoid personal information or money transactions.
- If the account is threatening or hurting, then immediately file a complaint on the cybercrime portal. Do not delay at all. Do take a screenshot.
Suggestion: Always contact local and reliable pundits, whose credibility is verified. Beware of the claims of immediate solution on social media.
