Barwani, Apr 6 (PTI) The WhatsApp account of the Barwani district collector in Madhya Pradesh was hacked by unidentified cyber fraudsters who sent messages to her contacts seeking money, officials have said.
“Extremely important information. I want to inform all citizens that a fraud related to my WhatsApp account has come to my notice. If any demand for money or suspicious request comes from my mobile number, please do not trust it and do not make any transaction,” Collector Jayati Singh stated in a Facebook post.
Singh also shared screenshots of WhatsApp chats with the post showing messages sent by cyber criminals to her contacts.
Superintendent of Police Padmavilochan Shukla said that police are probing the hacking of the collector’s WhatsApp account. PTI COR HWP LAL NSK
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