Brief Outline:  aapke liye good news hai aapke iss number pe Kaun Banega Maha Crorepati ki Janab se Aapke is number pe 25 lakh rupay ka lottery laga hai lottery hasil karne ke liye is number par contact kare. Rana Pratap Singh- 0017726175812

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aapke liye good news hai aapke iss number pe Kaun Banega Maha Crorepati ki Janab se Aapke is number pe 25 lakh rupay ka lottery laga hai lottery hasil karne ke liye is number par contact kare. Rana Pratap Singh- 0017726175812

 

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Facts Check Analysis:  A new fake message based on the KBC show is viral over the social media. The message claims that “aapke liye good news hai aapke iss number pe Kaun Banega Maha Crorepati ki Janab se Aapke is number pe 25 lakh rupay ka lottery laga hai lottery hasil karne ke liye is number par contact kare. Rana Pratap Singh- 0017726175812”.

When a twitter user reported this to the Mumbai Police the police replied back saying “Please do not share any sensitive details over a call and visit the nearest police station for further support.”

This is a common case of fraud over the KBC and many others have been Earliar reported. Previously a case was reported on August 15, 2018.

When a Mumbai resident Gayatri Pisekar received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number, which included the KBC logo, a picture of Mr. Bachchan, and a voice message. Ms. Pisekar played the message, which had the recording of a man saying in Hindi that she had won ₹35 lakh, and that she should make a WhatsApp call to the number of the ‘head office’ mentioned in the message.                                                                    

Last week, around five people were cheated into paying processing fees for a lottery from Sabse Smart Kaun, another popular TV show. Star India has submitted an application to the N.M. Joshi Marg police regarding the matter.

Another case reported on March 1, 2018, A woman in LUCKNOWcity was duped of Rs 6,000 in the name of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' lucky draw. Her husband lodged an FIR with Krishnanagar police on Wednesday.

Apart from this there are another KBC Hoax messages like,

A message viral on WhatsApp tempting you to register for Kaun Banega Crorepati, Season 10 KBC Online Registration Open

Kaun Banega Crorepati, Season 10 KBC Whatsapp message is fake

As claimed in the viral message it asks you to click on the registration link saying it is from KBC, however the fact is it is not.

Factcheck: KBC Online Registration Open fake whatsapp message

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Ashwin Chandra is an Indian fact-checker and news writer, writing news for Ayupp since 2014.

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