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      Free Jio ₹349 Recharge To Celebrate Mukesh Ambani's Wealth Is Fake

      The message claims Jio is giving away free recharges to celebrate Mukesh Ambani becoming the sixth richest man in the world.

      By - Mohammed Kudrati |
      Published -  25 July 2020 4:01 PM IST
    • Boomlive
      Free Jio ₹349 Recharge To Celebrate Mukesh Ambanis Wealth Is Fake

      A message Reliance Jio is giving over nearly a lakh users free recharges worth ₹349, to celebrate Mukesh Ambani becoming the world's sixth richest person, is fake. The message falsely states that 99,000 Jio users would receive a recharge - worth ₹349 - from Nita Ambani for free and is being shared with a spam link unrelated to the telecom service provider.

      This message is part of a series of fake messages surrounding Jio recharges; this time riding on Mukesh Ambani leapfrogging into the world's top-five richest persons by wealth, due to a surge in the stock prices of his company, Reliance Industries. Previously, free recharges worth ₹498 were being promised under the guise of a lockdown giveaway, as it was viral during the COVID-19 pandemic induced nationwide lockdown in March.

      Also Read: India In Lockdown: No, Jio Is Not Offering A Free Recharge Of ₹498

      The message has captions in two different languages - English and Hindi. Both commonly end with, "This offer can end anytime."


      Hindi Caption
      English Caption


      Jio ऑफर 2020 में मुकेश अंबानी दुनिया के 6th सबसे धनी व्यक्ति बनने की खुशी में नीता अंबानी ने 99 हजार Jio यूजर को 349 का 3 महीने वाला रिचार्ज फ्री में देने का वादा किया है तो अभी नीचे नीले रंग की लिंक पर क्लिक करके अपने नंबर पर रिचार्ज करें।


      👉 https://jio-rechrges.com/


      कृपया ध्यान दे: 🙏🏻 ये ऑफर कभी भी ख़त्म हो सकती है।


      * JIO OFFER * in 2020 * MUKESH AMBANI * in the happiness of becoming the * 6th * most person in the world, Neeta Ambani 99 thousand jio users have promised to give a 3 month recharge of * 349 * to free, then click on the link below to recharge your number.

      👉 https://offer.jio-recharge.site

      * PLEASE NOTE: 🙏🏻 * this offer can end anytime.


      BOOM recieved the Hindi variant of the message on its helpline (77009065888), with the English caption being on Facebook


      The image as sent on BOOM's helpline

      The claim is also being shared on Facebook

      The claims as on Facebook

      Mukesh Ambani's wealth has added $22.3 billion in wealth since the beginning, as shares of Reliance Industries zoomed 135% from lows in March on the back of deals he struck with companies like Facebook and Google that consisted of a stake sale in Jio to them. On Friday July 24th alone, he added $3.5 billion, according to a Bloomberg estimate, making him the fifth richest man in the world, worth $77.4 billion dollars. Forbes' real-time billionaire tracker too puts him as the fifth richest in the worth, valued at $80.5 billion, just $4.5 billion behind Mark Zuckerberg.

      Also Read: Reliance AGM: Google-Jio $4.5 Billion Deal to 5G And Jio Glass

      FactCheck

      BOOM found that there is no such scheme that offers free recharges for users. Previously, a Reliance spokesperson had denied to BOOM that such websites were connected to the company. BOOM has written to a Reliance spokesperson for their comments on these forwards and the story will be updated upon a response.

      On investigating the website, we found that it does not resemble anything like the official site of Jio. Even the URL of the page is offer.jio-recharge.site unlike the official site which is Jio.com.

      The fake website carries a picture of Ambani, and asks one to fill in their name and mobile number. One of the red-flags shows is that is doesn't matter what name or number is inputted in the text-field. It could be a number lesser or more than 10-digits; the standard mobile number length in India.




      Later, the website asks users if there is a Jio tower in their area, if the internet speed is good, and if the user supports Jio's 5G initiative, with these answers to be given in 'yes' or 'no'.

      Regardless of the sequence of answers (or you could not answer at all, and it will still proceed), the website then states that a request has been put up, which would only be confirmed on sharing the message another 10 times on WhatsApp.

      The site then proceeds to confirm the recharge, stating that it will be credited in five to six days.

      Previously, BOOM has also debunked a fake ad racket on Facebook where such fake ads masqueraded themselves as legitimate Flipkart ads to scam people.

      Also Read: How We Tracked Down A Fake Flipkart Racket On Facebook


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      JioIndia LockdownPhishing websiteReliance JioReliance Jio 5GJio RechargeJio 349 RechargeCOVID-19
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      Claim :   Jio is giving 99,000 users free recharge of Rs 349 to celebrate Mukesh Ambani becoming the sixth richest man in the world
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      Fact Check :  False
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