Yet another WhatsApp Scam – Solar Panel
This is viral on WhatsApp
अब हर घर होगा रोशन
– *सौर एंव उर्जा विभाग , भारत सरकार*
अपना एप्लीकेशन फॉर्म भरे और अपनी नजदीकी तहसील से अपना सौर पैनल
*बिल्कुल फ्री* प्राप्त करे
भारत सरकार द्वारा बांटा जा रहा है *सोलर पैनल* अभी रजिस्टर करें
👉http://solar-penal-registration.in
Translated in English it says
“Now every home will have light – Solar and Energy Department, Government of India
Please fill application for and received your solar panel totally free at the nearest district office
Government of India is distributing Solar Panel, Do register now”
The so called application for needs three steps, Open the URL given in the message by clicking on it, Fill the forms by giving our your name, mobile number and address, most importantly the third step, you have to share the message in 10 WhatsApp groups or friends. If you don’t share, it will give a warning in Popup meaning sharing is compulsory
This is just another WhatsApp Telemarketing scam. This has nothing to do with Government of India or even Solar Panels. You are just being fooled to give out your mobile number which once received in huge numbers, i.e a database can be sold for TeleMarketing. You will start receiving calls for ‘unsecured loans’, ‘insurance’, ‘investment schemes’ etc
This URL – solar-penal-registration.in has just been registered on 1st April 2018 by one Pankaj Kumar, Mobile no. 7747837464, SECTOR 19 , HOTEL ABHINANDAN, PANCHKULA
Domain ID:D414400000005862687-AFIN
Domain Name:SOLAR-PENAL-REGISTRATION.IN
Created On:01-Apr-2018 10:00:18 UTC
Last Updated On:01-Apr-2018 10:00:22 UTC
Expiration Date:01-Apr-2019 10:00:18 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:GoDaddy.com, LLC (R101-AFIN)
Registrant ID:CR315989922
Registrant Name:PANKAJ KUMAR
Registrant Street1:SECTOR 19 , HOTEL ABHINANDAN, PANCHKULA
Registrant City:Naee Dillee
Registrant State/Province:Delhi
Registrant Postal Code:110001
Registrant Country:IN
Registrant Phone:+91.7747837464
Registrant Email:m3ma3c@neko2.net
SMHoaxSlayer has exposed many such scams in past
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