An unidentified person has been impersonating Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and asking for financial help from the people, the Vice President Secretariat said on Saturday.
In a statement, the Vice President’s Secretariat cautioned the general public against a person who is impersonating as the vice president and sending “WhatsApp messages soliciting help and financial assistance from the mobile telephone number 9439073183.”
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“There is a possibility that such fake messages could emanate from more numbers,” it said, adding that the impersonator has sent such WhatsApp messages to several VIPs.
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The VP’s Secretariat has alerted the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs after the issue was brought to the Vice President’s notice.
