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Kathua DM says cyber criminal using his fake WhatsApp account for fraud

Kathua District Magistrate Rahul Pandey said a cyber criminal was using his WhatsApp account fraudulently and seeking financial favours from employees.

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Press Trust of India Kathua/Jammu

Kathua District Magistrate Rahul Pandey said a cyber criminal was using his WhatsApp account fraudulently and seeking financial favours from employees.

The IAS officer said the fraudster is using his display picture in the account and is demanding money through an Amazon pay link.

He advised people to not to respond to such messages.

Earlier, senior IAS officer Shahid Choudhary had said a cyber criminal was using his mobile number to defraud colleagues and friends.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jul 10 2022 | 11:12 AM IST

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