Fact check: Is Income Tax running any lucky draw?
New Delhi, May 18: E-mails and messages are being circulated by fraudsters with a false claim that the recipient has won a lottery.
The Press Information Bureau's official fact check Twitter handle 'PIB Fact Check' has alerted everyone about a fake lottery advertisement circulating on social media.
The fraud lottery advertisement claims that the recipient won a lottery of Rs 8,388 which was jointly organized by Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC). To which, the government's fact-checking arm, the PIB has said that this lottery is a scam.
''Beware of such lottery scams. Do not share your personal information on such calls, mails and messages," PIB Fact Check tweeted.
E-mails and messages are being circulated by fraudsters with a false claim that the recipient has won a lottery.#PIBFactCheck
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 18, 2022
▶️Beware of such lottery scams!
▶️Do not share your personal or financial information on such calls, emails and messages. pic.twitter.com/5Ypeq2ZF0I
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Is Income Tax running any lucky draw?
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Beware of such lottery scams