As governments around the globe restricted the actions of their residents through the Covid lockdowns from 2020, folks spent extra time on-line. We store extra on-line and socialize extra on-line and that brings us nearer to individuals who need to rip-off us. At the identical time, sensible video impersonations, voices, web sites, and textual content turned extra frequent, and scammers elevated their use of social media, together with WhatsApp.
With inputs from BBC