PIB Fact Check shares the list of fake websites, and asks citizens to be careful

Fact Check Wing of the Press Information Bureau shared a list of sites that were flagged as fraudulent sites for the sake of the Safer Internet Day. The GDP advised citizens to stay away from these sites. The list of sites is shared below.

• http://centralexcisegov.in/aboutus.php
• https://register-for-your-free-scholarship.blogspot.com/
• https://kusmyojna.in/landing/
• https://www.kvms.org.in/
• https://www.sajks.com/about-us.php
• https://register-form-free-tablet.blogspot.com/
• https://nragov.online/

The Press Information Bureau’s fact check also tweeted ways in which citizens can safely surf the Internet. PIB has repeatedly asked citizens to be careful before going to fraudulent or suspicious websites. PIB also stressed earlier that after the onset of the pandemic, there was an increase in cases where people were deceived by fraudsters while buying items such as hand cleaners, PPE kits and masks.

Along with GDP, large banks, large telecommunications companies and government institutions such as the Employee Provident Fund and the Income Tax Department are constantly asking citizens not to share confidential information and not to receive calls to ask for the same.

Here are some tips for Internet users to follow while browsing the Internet –

• People are advised to use a secure internet connection while surfing the internet
• You need to be careful about clicking unknown links
• Do not download questionable files
• Trust official websites
• Malicious websites often have sections where links do not work properly, this serves as an indication that the website may be malicious
• Sometimes Google searches refer to a warning message, in the address bar a page with a crosshair will appear next to the icon of a web page. This indicates that the site may contain malicious content
• Keep your firewall and antivirus programs up to date
• Malicious websites often have grammatical errors in the text of the website, which also serve as an indication that the website may influence users.