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PM Kisan Warning: 8,000 Farmers Lose Funds to Fake e-KYC Scams, Beneficiaries Alerted
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PM Kisan Fraud Alert: 8,000 Farmers Lose Money; Do Not Share OTPs!
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06-03-2026, 18:29
PM Kisan Fraud Alert: 8,000 Farmers Lose Money; Do Not Share OTPs!
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A massive cyber fraud targeting PM Kisan beneficiaries has come to light in Bhagalpur, Bihar, where fraudsters swindled crores from farmers.
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Posing as bank officials, scammers collected OTPs from farmers, emptying their accounts; over 8,000 farmers were defrauded by this gang.
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Police arrested Rajkumar Das and Deepak Sharma, seizing ATM cards and passbooks, suspecting a larger network behind the scam.
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Farmers are warned not to share OTPs, PINs, or CVV details, or click suspicious links, as the government never asks for such information.
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In case of fraud, immediately call the central government's cybercrime helpline 1930 and inform local police to increase recovery chances.
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