Circular Warning About Thieves Entering Homes Revived With False Claim

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BOOM has fact-checked the circular previously when it was viral in 2024 with the same claim. 

We had then visited the housing society mentioned in the letterhead in Vikaspuri, West Delhi and confirmed with a member of the housing society's management committee that the circular was internally issued.

Rajesh Syal, the vice president of the housing society committee had then told BOOM that the circular was not a government notification. "We had heard of cases of fraud by collecting biometric data in the name of Ayushman Bharat Yojana, so we issued this notice to alert the residents of our society," Syal had clarified.

The letter further contained several errors with names of government departments changed and misspelt.

We also found that the viral message is an old hoax and has been going viral in several countries like Malaysia, Singapore, USA, UK and South Africa since 2016.