Residents with any information have been urged to contact the concerned authority
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UAE's Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) is working with concerned agencies to investigate the recent hoax SMS asking residents to pay a fine of Dh5,000 at the nearest police station for illegal use of virtual private networks (VPNs) or calling cards.
The investigation aims to find where the message originated and who sent it.
The SMS was attributed to the authority, stating that the receiver of the message must pay the fine since they were caught using VPN.
The hoax message was flagged on Twitter after UAE netizens tweeted a screen grab of the message to the concerned authorities.
The TRA said that such messages might be part of a con or scam and urged residents to not circulate such messages and contact authorities for official clarifications.
#Attention from #TRAIn another tweet today, TRA warned against spreading rumours or misinformation online:
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TRA would like to draw your attention that the circulated message about using VPN, paying AED 5000 fine, and requesting attendance to the nearest police station, is fabricated. We ask the public not to circulate such malicious messages.
.#TRA_News #VPN pic.twitter.com/smB54g4oRS
- ???? ????? ????????? (@TheUAETRA) January 23, 2018
Everything you post, is under your responsibilityTalking to Emarat Al Youm, the TRA clarified that using VPNs is allowed in UAE by businesses and regular consumers - if used for legal purposes.
Tag others, and inform your friends ??#LegalWhisper from #TRA pic.twitter.com/luBfiSZGLZ
- ???? ????? ????????? (@TheUAETRA) January 24, 2018
Residents with any information have been urged to contact the concerned authority
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