PremiumIndia Post also requested the public to not share any personally identifiable information such as date of birth, account numbers, mobile numbers, place of Birth and OTP, with these fake links
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NEW DELHI : "Public at large is once again requested not to believe or respond to any fake/spurious messages/communications / links," read India Post's official notification issued on Saturday that warns common people against fraudulent websites that claim to offer subsidies and other benefits based on a survey.
India Post issued the fake message alert on Saturday for public warning that website URLs circulating on social media claiming of providing government subsidies through certain surveys, and quizzes.
"We wish to inform the citizens of the Country that India Post is not involved in any such activities like announcing Subsidies, Bonuses or Prizes based on Surveys, etc. Public receiving such notifications/messages /emails are requested not to believe or respond to such fake and spurious messages or share any personal details," reads the official statement from the Ministry of Communications.
India Post also requested the common public to not share any personally identifiable information such as date of birth, account numbers, mobile numbers, place of Birth and OTP, etc.
India Post also assured that they are taking necessary action to prevent these URLs, links, Websites from circulating through various prevention mechanisms.