A fraudulent scam posing as the Indian government is now circulating on the internet. Fraudsters are spreading fraudulent information to consumers, claiming that the Indian government is offering free computers to schools. Individuals may take advantage of this offer by registering on an official website and giving some personal information. However, consumers should be warned that this statement is entirely incorrect.
The fraud is being spread through a poster labelled “Prime Minister Free Laptop Scheme 2023-24” that is presently in circulation as well. After identifying the fake advertisement, several reports confirmed that the Indian Ministry of Education is not involved in any effort to offer free computers. Scammers in this misleading scheme wrongly claimed that students from any Indian state may take advantage of this offer.
The fake advertisement strongly promotes a new government effort and encourages people with the promise of a free laptop. To claim the offer, users must give personal information and are recommended to visit the government’s official website on a regular basis, as specified in the poster. However, the poster’s truth is clearly apparent because of faulty sentence structure and grammatical errors.
According to several reports the full message that is been circulated in the name of the government is – “The government of India has been launched this Prime Minister Free Laptop Scheme which is specially for all the India State, all the eligible students can apply for the PM Free Laptop Scheme though official website www.pmflsgovt.in.”
The Indian government has stated that all students in classes XI, XII, B.A-1st, B.A-2nd, B.A-3rd, B.A-4th, B.A-5th, and B.A-6th Semesters are eligible to participate in the Prime Minister Free Laptop Scheme. They must submit the registration form for the academic year 2023-24 and maintain checking the authority’s official website where they will find the link to the Prime Minister’s Free Laptop Scheme.
They must log in and enter the necessary information. So, before applying for the Prime Minister Free Laptop Scheme, please go over this official website and all of the details. The Government of India has agreed to credit Lenovo Intel Celeron Dual Core (8GB/256 GB SSD/Windows 11) laptops. The Prime Minister’s Free Laptop Scheme will be credited to a bank account during the school year 2023-24.”
