Scammers use fake instagram accounts; ask money to support covid affected families

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Source: Rajeev/Robyn

Scammers use fake Instagram accounts to ask for money. The fake accounts were sending messages to their friends asking to transfer money to an account in India for supporting the families of people who died after contracting Covid 19. Two Australian Malayalees whose names were used by scammers speak to SBS Malayalam about the difficult ordeal.



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