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vishing

/ˈvɪʃɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण विशिंग

विशिंग (फ़ोन कॉल करके बैंक या कार्यालय का नाम लेकर ठगी)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    a trick in which criminals phone you and pretend to be from a bank or office to get your money or private details

    विशिंग (फ़ोन कॉल करके बैंक या कार्यालय का नाम लेकर ठगी)

    • The caller who asked for my OTP was a case of vishing.
    • Radhika's grandfather lost money in a vishing call.
    • Banks never ask for your PIN over the phone, so such a call is vishing.
◇Word family
⌂Word origin and word building

From voice and phishing, joined together.

यह शब्द voice और phishing को जोड़कर बना है।