Fake WhatsApp account created with photo of Coimbatore Collector to defraud people of money

Coimbatore District Collector G S Sameeran tweets a warning to the public not to heed messages from a WhatsApp number with his name and photo asking for money through Amazon Gift Pay Coupon.



Coimbatore: Close on the heels of a fake Whatsapp account created in the name of the Tirupur District Collector, S Vineeth, to defraud people of money, the Coimbatore City Police are investigating a fake WhatsApp account that has been created in the name of Coimbatore District Collector, G S Sameeran, with his photo.

The Coimbatore District Collector, G S Sameeran has urged the public to be vigilant, on his Twitter page. The Coimbatore District Collector warned that the public should not believe if a message comes from a WhatsApp number with his name and photo asks for money to be sent through the Amazon Gift pay coupon.

Recently, a similar message was sent to Government employees in Tirupur using a fake WhatsApp number with the name and photo of the Tirupur District Collector, S Vineeth.

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