Fact Check: Claim of three months free mobile recharge in the name of ‘Pradhan Mantri Free Recharge Scheme’? know the truth

New Delhi: Often something or the other goes viral on social media. In such situations, sometimes some phishing links also become viral. Clicking such links may increase problems for users. One such post is going viral on social media, in which it is being claimed that under the Prime Minister Free Recharge Scheme, all Indian users are getting 3 months of free mobile recharge. Get this recharge done before 30th December. A link has also been shared with the post, by clicking on which you can get 84 days free recharge.

During investigation by Vishvas News, this viral claim was found to be fake. No such recharge is being given by PM Modi. People are sharing wrong posts. Users should not click on any such suspicious links.

What is going viral?

Facebook user While sharing the viral post on November 27, 2024, Rushikesh Kale wrote in the caption, ‘Under *Pradhan Mantri Free Recharge Scheme*, all the users of India have started getting 3 months free mobile recharge. I have also done my 84 days free recharge with this, you too can get 84 days free recharge by clicking on the link given below. *(before 30 December 2024)*’

Archive link of the post Here But see.

investigation

To know the authenticity of the link, we looked at the URL of the link present in the viral post. We found that the URL of the link given with the post is techtadaka.com, which clearly shows that it is not a link to any official website.

After this we searched about this scheme using keywords on Google. We did not find any media report which mentioned any such scheme.

The names of Jio, Airtel BSNL and other companies are written in the viral post. We checked their social media handles and did not find any such information here either.

In this regard, we contacted cyber expert and founder of Indian Cyber ​​Army, Kislay Chaudhary. They say that such links are used for the purpose of fraud and stealing personal information. Before clicking on such links, you should check the URL carefully and check the social media handles and website of any website mentioned. Kislay Chaudhary also told that do not recharge from any such links, rather recharge from the official website only.

Even before, many claims regarding free recharge have gone viral on social media. Which has been investigated by Vishvas News. of the website scam section But the report related to these claims can be read.

Finally, we scanned the profile of the user who shared the post. It was found that around 3 thousand people follow the user.

conclusion

Vishvas News Investigation found that the viral claim of free recharge in the name of PM Modi is fake. No such recharge is being given by PM Modi. This post is being made viral with the aim of committing fraud and stealing personal information. Users should not click on any such suspicious links.

(This story was originally published Vishvas NewsAnd republished by NBT as part of Shakti Collective.)