Guwahati: Assam cabinet minister for housing and urban affairs and irrigation, Ashok Singhal used social media on Thursday to draw attention to a fake profile made in his name by unidentified criminals.
Ashok Singhal announced on Twitter that someone had made a fake profile using his name on the social media site Facebook. He claimed that the account is using the site to send messages to other users in an effort to con them.
Furthermore, the Assam cabinet member urged everyone to exercise caution and report and block the account right away.
Ashok Singhal wrote on Twitter, “It has come to my attention that some miscreants with malicious intent have created a fake Facebook account using my name and sending messages to various people on Facebook Messenger to scam them.”
“Please be aware that the account is not genuine. If anyone has received any such messages then kindly report and block it immediately,” he added.