Beware of the Delhi Zoo Video Facebook Scam!

Delhi zoo witnessed a tragic incident on Tuesday where a youth was mauled to death by a white tiger. Videos of the incident captured by onlookers have gone viral on the Internet. And as always, Internet crooks have started making good use of this incident to scam social media users, especially those on Facebook.

White Tiger Mauls Youth to death at Delhi Zoo video
 

Reportedly, the deceased fell into the enclosure of the tiger at the Delhi zoo. Till now, two videos have been released on the Internet where the tiger is seen pawing at the 20-year-old man and after about 15 minutes dragging him away into a corner of the enclosure.

While these videos are genuine, we came across a few posts on Facebook that claim to show actual footage of the incident. These videos were titled “What had actually happened at the Delhi zoo?”, “See what the news channels are not showing you!”, etc.

Using a test account, we clicked one of these posts to see if they are genuine or not. We were taken to a fake Facebook page, where we were asked to share the video before watching it. Once we did that, we were asked to fill a survey form before we could watch the video. Even after filling up the form, we could not find any video whatsoever.

So, to cut a long story short, if you come across any social media posts or links related to the Delhi zoo incident, verify the website and the source where the video is hosted. Clicking such posts might redirect you to a fake site or drop a malware on your system. You can trust websites of popular news channels, but beware of any random posts even if they have been shared by your friend. Exercise the same practice before sharing any such posts or liking them.

Rajiv Singha

Rajiv Singha

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  8. Avatar Pradip Parlikar • September 26, 2014 at 8:41 PM

    This is not the only video but many more are being circulated/shared on the Face book. Just as the video ask you to share , delete and exit. This is the best policy. It can save the netizens from malware attacks and also possible criminal proceedings for sharing it.

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  19. Avatar Saurav Gupta • September 26, 2014 at 11:03 PM

    It will be a good informarion to protect our system from malware while we are using internet and surf such sites.

    Thanks to you

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  29. Avatar Dr. Uttiya • September 27, 2014 at 1:29 AM

    Posting of such a tragic event should be banned.People should learn to behave more responsible way…

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  30. Avatar NEERAJ KUMAR • September 27, 2014 at 3:07 AM

    THANKS

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  31. Avatar GOURAV SARKAR • September 27, 2014 at 3:47 AM

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  32. Avatar Baljit Balli • September 27, 2014 at 7:02 AM

    Thanks for warning.
    This is not the first time, such scam is being noticed .Often we noticed an extremely sex exciting picture or some dragon swallowing a women or such startling pictures posing as videos but when you click it ,you are asked to go some other site and share it or ask for such survey.We all should be careful because this is one way of hacking accounts.

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  33. Avatar Divakar A • September 27, 2014 at 7:42 AM

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  34. Avatar Roopak Bhattacharya • September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM

    Yes, you are absolutely right. one such video 5 min 36 secs was posted to my facebook homepage.

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  44. Avatar HARENDRA KUMAR SINGH • September 27, 2014 at 5:29 PM

    Thanks for warning.
    This is not the first time, such scam is being noticed .Often we noticed an extremely sex exciting picture or some dragon swallowing a women or such startling pictures posing as videos but when you click it ,you are asked to go some other site and share it or ask for such survey.We all should be careful because this is one way of hacking accounts.

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  53. Avatar Uday • September 28, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    I had experienced once such Video sent on Facebook. Same experience, I could not open and play the Video after rating, sharing and filling in etc finally dropped it. I have Quck heal installed in my Laptop. I trust Quick heal must have blocked the Malware if any installed in the above process?

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    • Rahul Thadani Rahul Thadani • September 29, 2014 at 9:53 AM

      Hi Uday,

      Thanks for sharing your feedback. And yes, Quick Heal will keep you safe against such malware. However, you must also refrain from clicking on such links in the future.

      Regards.

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    Thank you team

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  65. Avatar M.B.George • September 30, 2014 at 6:02 AM

    Must think before clicking a link

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  68. Avatar Sandeep Mohanty • September 30, 2014 at 11:00 AM

    Thanx a lot I was found such type videos in FB site but didn’t share video before watch it.

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  96. Avatar Steve Ismail • October 3, 2014 at 9:47 PM

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    Surf Safe all!

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  101. Avatar Asoke Kumar Bandyopadhyay • October 4, 2014 at 8:01 PM

    Thank You and your Team. I hope that quick heal will protect our system from such video or else which may harm our system. Please confirm if we unknowingly click any such link whether quick heal can protect our system. Again thanks a lot.

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  105. Avatar AMIT ADHIKARI • October 5, 2014 at 10:14 PM

    The zoo security guards & staff were not active, They can save his life but they ignored their duties. They should be suspended because there was enough time to save his life.

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    THANK A LOT FOR SUCH TYPE INFORMATION SO THAT THE PEOPLE MAY CAREFULL FOR ANY HARD OR DANGERIOS WORK and can learn a lesson that we should not cross our limit because in this time there is nobody to help us in danger but everyone want to save own life as the member of zoo

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  109. Avatar Vivek Sharma • October 6, 2014 at 9:28 PM

    can quick heal safe me when I doing internet surfing??

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    • Rajiv Singha Rajiv Singha • October 7, 2014 at 10:00 AM

      Hi Vivek,

      Quick Heal is designed to protect you from the threats on the Internet. Its features such as Web Security, Parental Control, Browser Sandbox, and Phishing Protection ensure a safe online experience. You can learn more about these features here – https://www.quickheal.co.in/home-users

      Regards,

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