Cybercriminals target teachers in Chatra

Chatra: Several teachers in Chatra district became the target of cybercriminals, who posed as district education officials and asked questions over the phone to find out various personal details, including bank accounts. District education officer Jitendra Kumar Sinha on Saturday asked the teachers to be wary about such calls and not to share any information with the callers.
Explaining the criminals’ modus operandi, a teacher said a caller asked his details saying the department has given him the task to verify his documents. He, however, disconnected the phone without providing the details.
Sinha clarified that the department has not conducted any document verification drive and asked the teachers to inform such fraud calls to the control room numbers 6207273658/100.
SP Rishabh Kumar Jha said, “Cybercriminals are taking up new techniques one after another to cheat people. Now, they are impersonating education department employees and targeting teachers in the name of document verification. Police will not spare such frauds. I request everyone not to share any vital information over the phone calls. Such details can be used to withdraw money from bank accounts.”