The fake message asks the people to fill up a form to get Rs 5,000 from health ministry and click upon a certain link which is valid till 15 January 2022.
New Delhi: A viral message is doing the rounds in the social media regarding financial assistance by the Health Ministry in view of the ongoing COVID pandemic. It is being claimed in a fake message that an amount of Rs 5000 is being provided by the Ministry of Health, Government of India under the Corona Fund.
The fake message further asks the people to fill up a form to get Rs 5,000 from health ministry and click upon a certain link. The message adds that the last date to avail the financial benefit is till 15 January 2022.
Debunking the fake news, PIB said that people should not fall prey to such information. PIB tweeted:
It is advised that you should not click any such suspicious links being sent over as a viral message.
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