Is the center giving free data to 100 million students for online classes? Know the truth

 

The News Cover: The whole country is affected by the killing corona. The second wave of the virus has taken a more terrible form than the first wave. In this situation, the emphasis may once again be on the online class. And for this online class, the central government is giving free data to 100 million students of the country. This data will match only if you forward a message related to this. Recently, such a fake message has gone viral on various social media including WhatsApp. And this time the Cellular Operators Association of India or COAI is aware of this.

This was recently tweeted by COAI. Ordinary people are also asked to be careful by posting a picture of a fake message circulating on WhatsApp. In a tweet, the Cellular Operators Association of India said, 'Don't click on the link with such a message. Beware of such bogus messages. There is no such offer from the government or companies associated with telecom services. Do not forward such messages. Warn your friends and family too. '

Urgent Message on Public Advisory:

DO NOT click on the URL in this message.

Beware of such fraudulent messages. There is no such scheme from the Government or Telecom Service Providers. Don't share or forward such messages and also alert your family and friends. @airtelindia pic.twitter.com/bzOA9x8Lhu

— COAI (@ConnectCOAI) April 21, 2021

Usually in all these cases they are asked to forward fake messages. It also has links to unknown websites. In some cases it is said that if you go to the website and fill up the form, you will get a recharge. Such claims are also made. But according to cyber experts, it is better not to give personal information to such unknown websites. Moreover, clicking on those links can leave personal information in the hands of hackers. Only then can the trap of deception be hidden. Therefore, this step of COAI is to warn the common people.