Vice President's Secretariat
Caution to public on fake social media ID of Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu
Posted On:
23 APR 2022 7:43PM by PIB Delhi
This is to caution the general public that a person impersonating as the Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, is sending WhatsApp messages soliciting help and financial assistance from the mobile telephone number 9439073183. There is a possibility that such fake messages could emanate from more numbers.
The Vice President’s Secretariat has alerted the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs after the issue was brought to the Vice President’s notice.
It is learnt that the impersonator has sent such WhatsApp messages to several VIPs.
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