Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police on Thursday cautioned citizens against cyber fraudsters who are duping people on the pretext of Covid-19 related help during the pandemic in the State.

Issuing an advisory through a press briefing, Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay said that cyber criminals may defraud citizens through phone calls, emails and social media platforms and steal personal details on the pretext of registration for Covid vaccination, supply of Oxygen, medicines, telemedicine and charity.

Explaining the modus operandi of fraudsters he said, "Scammers are making phone calls, sending emails and writing through various social media platforms offering people to register names for receiving vaccines. They are c...