Phishing Links & Fake Login Pages
Online scammers often create imitation websites that look like banks, government portals, courier companies, or social media login pages to collect passwords and personal details through SMS, WhatsApp, and email.
Scam Awareness & Guides
Practical knowledge to help you recognize and avoid online scams in Pakistan.
Account Safety
Social Media
WhatsApp Verification Code Scams
Scammers may impersonate WhatsApp support, a group administrator, a bank representative, or a known friend to ask for your 6-digit SMS verification code and gain access to your WhatsApp account.
Financial Safety
Fake Prize & Welfare Grant Alerts (BISP / Lucky Draws)
Fraudulent callers and SMS senders claim that you have won a cash prize or government grant through BISP (8171), a television game show, or a telecom lucky draw, and ask for an advance processing fee or PIN.
Online Earning
Online Job & Task Earning Scams
Deceptive job offers shared on WhatsApp, Telegram, and social media promise high daily income for simple online tasks. They often send a small initial payout to build trust before asking for larger deposits.
Financial Safety
Easypaisa Fake SMS & Refund Calls
Scammers may pose as Easypaisa support staff or send fake payment notifications from personal mobile numbers to trick users into sharing their PIN, OTP, or returning money that was never actually received.
Financial Safety
JazzCash Impersonation & PIN Scams
Scammers pretend to be JazzCash customer service representatives and claim your wallet is blocked or requires an urgent update, attempting to obtain your MPIN, OTP, or payment approval.
Account Safety
One-Time Password (OTP) Protection Guide
A One-Time Password (OTP) is a single-use security code that protects your bank transfers, mobile wallets, and personal accounts. Scammers use urgent stories to persuade users to read out this code.
Account Safety
SIM Replacement & Mobile Network Safety
Unauthorized SIM replacement happens when someone attempts to issue a duplicate SIM card for your mobile number so they can receive your banking alerts and verification codes.
Financial Safety
Fake Bank Verification Calls
Scammers often call pretending to represent commercial banks (such as HBL, Meezan Bank, UBL, Allied Bank, or Bank Alfalah) or the State Bank of Pakistan, asking for card details, PINs, or login codes.
Social Media
Facebook Profile Impersonation & Marketplace Safety
Scammers may copy a person’s profile photo and name on Facebook to request emergency money from their friends, or post unusually cheap items on Marketplace to collect advance payments.
Social Media
Instagram Giveaway & Sponsorship Scams
Users on Instagram are often targeted with fake smartphone giveaways, brand collaboration links, and unrealistic "double your money" investment offers designed to capture accounts or funds.
Social Media
TikTok Viral Earning & Link Traps
Short videos on social platforms often promote unverified earning apps, fake investment groups, or free gift links in the bio and comments to mislead viewers.
Workplace Safety
Business Email & Invoice Verification Safety
Organizations and professionals can receive deceptive emails that imitate trusted vendors, banks, or company executives to redirect invoice payments or collect login credentials.
Online Shopping
Imitation Shopping & Official Portal Websites
Scammers sometimes create look-alike websites that copy the logos and design of popular clothing brands, online stores, or public service portals to collect advance payments or card details.
Financial Safety
QR Code Payment Safety
Scammers may send a QR code on WhatsApp and claim that scanning it will credit a refund or prize into your account, whereas scanning and entering your PIN actually sends money out of your wallet.
Device & Network Safety
Public Wi-Fi Safety Guide
Open Wi-Fi networks in cafes, airports, shopping malls, and public spaces are shared by many people. Unsecured networks or look-alike hotspots can expose your browsing session if proper precautions are not taken.
Identity Protection
CNIC & Personal Identity Protection
Your CNIC number, issue date, and family details are sensitive personal identifiers. If shared carelessly on unverified pages, they can be misused for unauthorized registrations or impersonation.
Online Shopping
Safe Online Shopping on Social Media
Many small businesses operate honestly online, but unverified social media pages sometimes advertise luxury electronics or branded goods at steep discounts to collect advance payments without delivering the order.
Family Safety
Fake Family Emergency & Voice Impersonation Calls
Scammers sometimes call parents or relatives claiming that a family member is in a sudden medical or legal emergency—occasionally using audio clips to imitate their voice—and ask for an immediate money transfer.
Digital Privacy
Edited Photos, AI Media & Digital Privacy
Modern editing tools and AI software can be used to create altered photos or misleading videos. Understanding how to recognize edited media and protect your personal photos helps keep you and your family safe.
Social Media
Online Respect & Dealing with Unwanted Contact
Unwanted online contact involves using fake accounts, impolite messages, or unauthorized sharing of personal information to bother students, professionals, or everyday internet users.
Digital Privacy
Personal Privacy & Handling Online Pressure
Unverified online accounts sometimes attempt to misuse private conversations or edited images to pressure individuals into sending money. Knowing how to protect your privacy and respond calmly is essential.
Online Shopping
Classified Ads & Marketplace Advance Payment Scams
On classified platforms and social marketplaces, deceptive sellers post attractive listings for cars, bikes, or phones and ask buyers to send an advance booking token before seeing the item.
Online Earning
Fake E-Commerce Product Review & Task Scams
Scammers misuse the names of well-known e-commerce brands on WhatsApp and Telegram, offering paid tasks to boost product ratings. After a small initial reward, they ask participants to deposit larger sums.
Financial Safety
Unverified Investment & Mining App Scams
Unregistered mobile apps and Telegram groups often promote "automated mining" or high-yield investment plans promising fixed daily profits, only to close down once users deposit significant funds.
Travel Safety
Verifying Hajj & Umrah Travel Packages Safely
Some unverified social media pages advertise unusually cheap Hajj and Umrah packages online and request advance transfers without holding an official travel license.
Financial Safety
Unlicensed Instant Loan Apps & Data Privacy
Unregistered instant loan apps often advertise quick cash with minimal paperwork, but request access to your phone’s contacts and photos, followed by unfair hidden charges and aggressive collection calls.
Travel Safety
Online Vehicle Rental & Booking Safety
Unverified pages on social media sometimes post photos of rental cars or tour vehicles at low rates to collect advance booking deposits without owning any fleet.
Online Earning
Fake Typing, Data Entry & Assignment Job Scams
Students and job seekers are frequently targeted on WhatsApp and Facebook with offers of home-based handwriting, typing, or data entry work that ask for an upfront registration or material fee.
Travel Safety
Overseas Visa & Employment Verification Guide
Unlicensed agents sometimes advertise "guaranteed" work visas or job permits for Gulf countries, Europe, the UK, or Canada on social media, collecting large advance fees for unverified documents.
Financial Safety
Safe Charity & Zakat Donation Practices
During Ramadan, religious occasions, or flood relief efforts, unverified social media pages may copy emotional photos from the internet to collect donations into personal wallet accounts.
Social Media
Online Friendship & Fake Investment Traps
Scammers on social media or messaging apps may spend weeks building a friendly connection to gain trust, and then gradually encourage the person to invest money into a fake trading or crypto website.