Don't click on these links, UAE warns residents

Dubai - Messages claim that their recipients won a reward.

The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a notice informing residents to avoid clicking on links found on anonymous messages.
In a tweet, the TRA notified residents to be wary of anonymous messages and the links attached to them. The TRA said that these links tempt users with fake rewards. The TRA urged residents to ignore these fraudulent messages.
Earlier, the TRA advised the public not to open unknown links or attachments from unverified sources. It also urged users to verify the authenticity of text messages, refrain from calling mentioned numbers and get in touch with the concerned entity by using the numbers on its official channels. The TRA also stressed the necessity to continuously update devices and antivirus applications, avoid using or getting pirated software from unreliable external sources and ensure that programs are downloaded from official sources.

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Do not click on the links that tempt you with with fake rewards, ignore them! #aeCERT #TRAadvice pic.twitter.com/ofAsYaTZxx
- ???? ????? ????????? (@TheUAETRA) December 29, 2019

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