India's Vice President, Mr. Venkaiah Naidu, on Saturday warned the general public against a scammer, impersonating the V.P. on WhatsApp to solicit help and financial assistance.
According to an official statement presented by the Vice President Secretariat, Mr. Naidu issued a warning against an unknown person impersonating his office.
"This is to caution the general public that a person impersonating the Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, is sending WhatsApp messages soliciting help and financial assistance from the mobile telephone number 9439073183", an official statement read.
The press release went on to add that there was a possibility that such fake messages could as well emanate from more numbers.
It is learned that the scammer has sent similar messages on WhatsApp to several VIPs.