Thane Collector Warns Citizens Against Fake Election Commission WhatsApp Messages Seeking Voter Details
Thane: The Thane district administration has issued a public advisory cautioning citizens against fraudulent messages circulating on WhatsApp and other messaging platforms in the name of the Election Commission. Thane District Collector and District Election Officer Shrikrishna Panchal has urged citizens not to trust such misleading messages, which falsely claim discrepancies in voters' personal…
Thane District Collector Shrikrishna Panchal has issued a warning to citizens about fraudulent messages on WhatsApp that pretend to be from the Election Commission. These messages claim there are errors in voters' personal details and direct recipients to contact private phone numbers to fix the issues. The collector emphasized that these messages are fake and have no connection with the Election Commission or district administration.
Residents are advised to ignore these messages and not respond to them. The administration reiterated that all voter list verification and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) processes are carried out through authorized government channels. Neither the Election Commission nor the district administration communicates with voters via private numbers or WhatsApp for updating or verifying electoral records.
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