SAIL files complaint with Delhi police over fake links on social networks

SAIL has filed a complaint with the cyber cell of Delhi police over the circulation of several fake links in the name of steel major on various social media platforms

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30 May 2022, 11:02 am

New Delhi: Maharatna steel PSU, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) on Monday said it has filed a complaint with the cyber cell of Delhi police over the circulation of several fake links in the name of steel major on various social media platforms.

Fraud Alert: It has come to our notice that multiple fake messages and links in the name of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) are being circulated by some unknown persons on WhatsApp and various other social media platforms announcing… https://t.co/H3vApFsMFI
— SAIL #SAILSwarnaJayanti #SSJ #AmritMahotsav (@SAILsteel) May 30, 2022

1/2 : #FraudAlert!
It has come to our notice that multiple fake messages and links in the name of @SAILsteel are being circulated by some unknown persons on @WhatsApp and various other social media platforms announcing some exclusive gifts to be won.
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— SAIL #SAILSwarnaJayanti #SSJ #AmritMahotsav (@SAILsteel) May 30, 2022

"It has come to our notice that multiple fake messages and links in the name of SAIL are being circulated by some unknown persons on WhatsApp and various other social media platforms …," the steel major said in a tweet.

A company official told PTI that a complaint has been filed with the cyber cell of the Delhi police.

In the complaint, the company said multiple fake messages and links in the name of SAIL are being circulated by unknown persons on WhatsApp and various other social media platforms announcing some exclusive gifts to be won.

"It is a fake message and all are advised not to open the link or forward it to anyone," it said.

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is a Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Steel is the country's largest steel-making company with an annual steel-making capacity of over 20 million tonnes.

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