Beware of fake 'tolerance' WhatsApp groups in UAE

Abu Dhabi - Police issues statement against particular fake groups.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has warned social media users in UAE against messages from fake accounts of 'famous persons'.
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In a statement issued on social media, the TRA warned that messages or groups  promoting tolerance - as a tribute to UAE's Year of Tolerance - are fake and urged residents to ignore such messages to avoid losing their accounts to hackers and fraudsters.
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TRA also posted a screengrab of a similar message, sent on Instagram. The messages contained a link asking the receiver to join a WhatsApp 'Tolerance' group - where then they would hack their accounts.

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• Abu Dhabi
• Dubai