India is among those countries most vulnerable to cyberattacks, the RSA Quarterly Fraud Report putting it alongside Canada, the United States and Brazil as the top four target countries for phishing and malware-based attacks worldwide.
Among the myriad ways in which cyber fraudsters have been assailing India is by targeting young women, divorcees and even widows who are keen on marriage or remarriage.
These scamsters have been exploiting women who are obliged to marry at an early enough age so as not to be frowned upon by the relatively conservative milieus of Indian society. Often, the families select suitors for these young women in what is commonly known as “arranged marriages” and these to-be husbands are usually from similar religious, caste, social and economic backgrounds. In tradition-bound communities, these concerns usually override all considerations of compatibility in married life. Also targeted are the parents of girls who are in quest of well-placed businessmen or professionals from the software or finance industries.
The tricksters exploit social networking sites such as Facebook through fake profiles on matrimonial websites by posing as prospective suitors having the coveted credentials, namely, senior positions in these industries, preferably in the US, which come with impressive salaries. Many of these cheats may be operating from some country overseas or even from some part of India…Click here to read full article.
