Students are receiving free laptops from the government! Learn the truth behind this popular statement.
The validity of the widely circulated claim that the "Government is handing laptops to kids for free!" is examined in this article.
At this time of the Corona Pandemic, the majority of people work from home. All of the schools in the nation are simultaneously offering online education to their students. Every day, online scammers try out new tactics to take advantage of this and prey on individuals. Let me inform you that cyberfraud criminals are currently using WhatsApp to send messages. They assert that the government gives students free laptops, tablets, and cell phones for use during online coursework.
Cyber Fraud:
A link to this message has also been provided by online scammers. You must enter information about your bank in order to use this function. You run the risk of becoming a victim of online fraud if you enter your personal information on this link. Tell us the real story behind this false message.
Sabir thugs have pleaded with people to share the message in this WhatsApp message that has gone viral. In online thugs request that you spread this message as much as you can in order to help individuals who need laptops receive them and raise our nation's literacy rate. Let me tell you that this kind of appeal causes messages about cybercrime to spread like wildfire.
The viral message is false, according to PIB Fact Check. Investigating this viral message case, the official Twitter account of the Government of India, PIB Fact Check, discovered that this message is wholly false. PIB Fact Check's inquiry revealed that the government had not made any promises regarding the provision of free laptops or tablets. Also used for online education are cell phones. People have been urged not to depend on such false viral messages by the official Twitter account of the Government of India, PIB Fact Check. Don't, however, provide any private information in the message link.दावा: एक #WhatsApp मैसेज में यह दावा किया जा रहा है कि ऑनलाइन शिक्षा को ध्यान में रखते हुए सरकार छात्रों को मुफ्त लैपटॉप प्रदान कर रही है।#PIBFactCheck : यह दावा #फ़र्ज़ी है। केंद्र सरकार ने ऐसी कोई घोषणा नहीं की है। ऐसे किसी फ़र्ज़ी लिंक या वेबसाइट पर निजी जानकारी साझा न करें। pic.twitter.com/uMdMRbX7EJ
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