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Jan 4, 2025

Don’t response calls or messages from unknown numbers: CIB

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The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has urged all the citizens to be aware of the increasing online fraud cases of financial worth millions of rupees by entering digital wallets like e-Sewa and Khalti and mobile banking of banks and financial institutions.

Warning to be alert, issuing a statement on Friday January 3 signed by SP Bogati, CIB requested all to be alert as there has been an increase in online fraud in the past few days against government employees and common citizens by calling or texting them through social media.

As more than 500 suspicious phone numbers have been activated in this regard CIB advised not to answer or reply to calls and messages from such unknown numbers.

In this regard, the CIB has also informed that an investigation is underway into the recent fraud of Rs.5.7 million in Pokhara, Rs. 1.6 million in Chitwan, 550,000 in Nepali government employees, and crores of rupees of various companies and the general public.

1. Using wallets like e-sewa, Khalti, and even the logos of banks and financial institutions, fraudulently calling as an official of the relevant institution.

The statement reads as follow: In recent days, the Bureau has been seriously concerned about the incidents of fraud committed by fraudulently luring Nepali government employees and the general public through calls or messages from various unknown numbers, claiming to be from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, WhatsApp Messenger, Viber, Imo, and e-services, wallets such as Khalti, and banks/financial institutions.

Nepal Police, Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) cordially requests all citizens to refrain from the following actions to avoid such online frauds.

2. Temporarily closing the wallet by repeatedly entering the wrong password in digital wallets like e-sewa, Khalti, and at the same time calling the wallet user and asking if there is a problem with your wallet? I am speaking from the service provider company, demanding an OTP and instantly transferring the money in the wallet to another person’s wallet or bank account.

3. Sending various types of tempting messages on social media and calling with various types of voices created by artificial intelligence, sending links such as saying that your goods have arrived, that there is a business that will benefit you, and asking them to open them, and transferring money by accessing the username and password as soon as the link is opened.

4. In the name of online business, they open various sites on social media and upload attractive photos/videos of the goods, and when a customer orders the goods, they demand money in various QR codes and bank accounts, and after receiving the money, they do not deliver the goods and commit fraud without contact.

5. Recently, the CIB is investigating the fraud of 5.7 million in Pokhara, 1.6 million in Chitwan, 550,000 in Nepal government employees, and crores of rupees from various companies and the general public.

6. Since more than 500 suspicious phone numbers have been active in such activities so far, we request you not to pick up or reply to calls and messages from such unknown numbers.

7. If you have any information about the suspects involved in such frauds, you are requested to inform the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and the nearest police office.