Clearly it was fake, although posted from the official twitter account of Narendra Modi. Governments can't launch that kind of giveaway without proper rules, guidelines, previous announcements and equal participation chances for all the citizens of the country. After all, public funds are being used, that is everyone's money (at least in theory).
Anyone could easily spot the difference between this fake giveaway and the legit giveaway promoted by el salvadorean government which paid 30$ in bitcoin to every citizens early this year.
Topic: Indian Prime Minister Promoting Bitcoins Giveaway - page 2. (Read 455 times)
As far as I have heard, the Indian govt announced to ban cryptocurrency soon after, they didn't allow people to involved in crypto publicly. The Indian government is not crypto-friendly at all. In fact, in a country with a large population, where per capita income is low and people live below the poverty line, adopting cryptocurrency is not an easy task. They are technologically backward so the government will not be able to bring all the people under the regulatory system, even if it wants to, which is why it is not possible to adopt crypto officially.
I think it would have been great news if the tweet had been true!! it would have been very positive news for Bitcoin.
I think it would have been great news if the tweet had been true!! it would have been very positive news for Bitcoin.
The Indian government doesn't like bitcoin so it would be weird and I wouldn't believe the Indian Prime Minister would buy 500 BTC and give it to people, that would be crazy the Indian government wouldn't do it at all, who the hell fell for this scam or Did believe this news? I know it's difficult because it was the prime minister's account. People in India who know their prime minister and government well know that this would be impossible.
So the whole country intelligence agencies are unable to find the hacker after 12-16 hrs of the hack. That's another big question on the country security. Probably they need to hire a hacker to get trace of another hacker.
Well, it's not that simple. Apparently, it was not a system of the Indian government that was hacked, but the account at an external service (in this case Twitter). This means that if Twitter does not provide the government or the IT specialists with any log data or the like, it is difficult to track down those behind the hack.
So this means that it was not true...it is a scam trick and that it looks like scammers are targetting government officials' accounts now.
Anyway, A part of their plan is not to promote cryptocurrency in their place but have to stop it.
https://www.cnbctv18.com/cryptocurrency/cryptocurrency-bill-government-has-no-plans-to-boost-cryptos-in-india-11717342.htm
If the community knows about the issue of adopting crypto, they'll be thinking about the tweet if it is reliable or not, or a huge possibility of being a scam.
Anyway, A part of their plan is not to promote cryptocurrency in their place but have to stop it.
https://www.cnbctv18.com/cryptocurrency/cryptocurrency-bill-government-has-no-plans-to-boost-cryptos-in-india-11717342.htm
If the community knows about the issue of adopting crypto, they'll be thinking about the tweet if it is reliable or not, or a huge possibility of being a scam.
I'm quite enthusiastic about reading this topic, and it seems that the account is also officially owned by the prime minister of India. Unfortunately it wasn't written by him, it was a warning to the prime minister that the Indian crypto community is very strong. They want to guide public opinion through the prime minister's twitter account.
Looks like the last news I heard India hasn't completely banned all crypto activities but they have allowed the digital currency they created.
In my prior post on this thread, I managed to find an archived version of the scam site used, which required following a link to yet another site that was unreachable. Looking around, I managed to get hold of the end scam webpage, that actually shows the procedure, some fake TXs shown for display, and the actual BTC address used by the scammers (if it is the only address used):
https://web.archive.org/web/20211211205727/https://india-transaction.blogspot.com/ (archived scam site)
https://twitter.com/supesuonna/status/1469945797185732610 (source)
The BTC scam address received a total of 12 TXs, rendering 0,08511347 BTC (a Little over 4K USD right now). By the way, they managed to generate a vanity address for show:
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1EVENTcWt7SFpFfeeq9cWd5zrk7g3FGXPW?page=1
https://web.archive.org/web/20211211205727/https://india-transaction.blogspot.com/ (archived scam site)
https://twitter.com/supesuonna/status/1469945797185732610 (source)
The BTC scam address received a total of 12 TXs, rendering 0,08511347 BTC (a Little over 4K USD right now). By the way, they managed to generate a vanity address for show:
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1EVENTcWt7SFpFfeeq9cWd5zrk7g3FGXPW?page=1
A mere blogspot that could generate 4K, not a bad haul for the scammer(s) involved.
So this means that it was not true...it is a scam trick and that it looks like scammers are targetting government officials' accounts now.
Anyway, A part of their plan is not to promote cryptocurrency in their place but have to stop it.
https://www.cnbctv18.com/cryptocurrency/cryptocurrency-bill-government-has-no-plans-to-boost-cryptos-in-india-11717342.htm
If the community knows about the issue of adopting crypto, they'll be thinking about the tweet if it is reliable or not, or a huge possibility of being a scam.
Anyway, A part of their plan is not to promote cryptocurrency in their place but have to stop it.
https://www.cnbctv18.com/cryptocurrency/cryptocurrency-bill-government-has-no-plans-to-boost-cryptos-in-india-11717342.htm
If the community knows about the issue of adopting crypto, they'll be thinking about the tweet if it is reliable or not, or a huge possibility of being a scam.
This is just a common hacker but it's too serious for the other who doesn't really know what's going on. In fact, when someone posted like this, there always be a victim who thinks the posts came from the owner of the accounts that are being hacked. nevertheless, you should be able to tell the post was not from the owner since it is a form of the giveaway which are often used to scam and you should always remember that no matter who posted it, they are vulnerable to this kind of hack which was circulating Twitter accounts that belong to the people who have lots of followers.
A scam. That's what the hacker did to several personalities after hacking their Twitter accounts. Posted some giveaways that would direct the readers to deposit to their bitcoin/ethereum address in the promise of a fixed amount of return.
I guess this won't let be passed by the prime minister of India after his account was hacked and used to a scam attempt.
I guess this won't let be passed by the prime minister of India after his account was hacked and used to a scam attempt.
When you will see the title its like "Ohhh the Indian Government has mood swings because you saw them banning cryptocurrencies (not all) and now they are promoting it and organizing a giveaway" but when you dig and see the posts here you will see that it is hacked and I think its obvious just by seeing the tweet and that link below. I don't think as well that they will do this and will donate 500 BTC to random people.
Well, its quite unfortunate that there are still investors who are falling into this kind of scams. This are not new and it is being used by scammers for quite some time already and yet many are falling into it. This is what will happen if you are not knowledgeable in crypto especially in scams.
Well, its quite unfortunate that there are still investors who are falling into this kind of scams. This are not new and it is being used by scammers for quite some time already and yet many are falling into it. This is what will happen if you are not knowledgeable in crypto especially in scams.
Well, just reading the tweet one can easily feel that something is wrong with the account. A person in that high position will never be doing a giveaway, in the first place whether Bitcoin or fiat money not unless of course there can be recent announcements on adopting BTC just like what El Salvador did. We know that in India cryptocurrency remains to be in the shaky ground. The hackers can be the same group that also victimized other popular personalities in the past months with the intent to scam people. This is telling us how is the security in Twitter and why we should not believe everything we read, hear and see.
In my prior post on this thread, I managed to find an archived version of the scam site used, which required following a link to yet another site that was unreachable. Looking around, I managed to get hold of the end scam webpage, that actually shows the procedure, some fake TXs shown for display, and the actual BTC address used by the scammers (if it is the only address used):
https://web.archive.org/web/20211211205727/https://india-transaction.blogspot.com/ (archived scam site)
https://twitter.com/supesuonna/status/1469945797185732610 (source)
The BTC scam address received a total of 12 TXs, rendering 0,08511347 BTC (a Little over 4K USD right now). By the way, they managed to generate a vanity address for show:
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1EVENTcWt7SFpFfeeq9cWd5zrk7g3FGXPW?page=1
https://web.archive.org/web/20211211205727/https://india-transaction.blogspot.com/ (archived scam site)
https://twitter.com/supesuonna/status/1469945797185732610 (source)
The BTC scam address received a total of 12 TXs, rendering 0,08511347 BTC (a Little over 4K USD right now). By the way, they managed to generate a vanity address for show:
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1EVENTcWt7SFpFfeeq9cWd5zrk7g3FGXPW?page=1
I think his twitter account has been hacked 
Yes, if you have read the previous responses here in this thread, it is confirmed that the prime minister’s account was hacked. Nothing has been updated yet as to who’s behind all of this and the reason for doing so, but most definitely it wasn’t the prime minister who started such, at least based on the references given.
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I was shocked to see that the Indian prime minister announced bitcoin as a legal tender in India and also giving away free bitcoin but to my disappointment it was done after his account was hacked.
PM Modi’s Twitter handle ‘briefly compromised’, bitcoin giveaway link shared
The official account of the prime minister of India was hacked that's why this happenedI was shocked to see that the Indian prime minister announced bitcoin as a legal tender in India and also giving away free bitcoin but to my disappointment it was done after his account was hacked.
PM Modi’s Twitter handle ‘briefly compromised’, bitcoin giveaway link shared
something like this is not new, there have been several influential people in the world whose Twitter accounts were hacked and spread fake bitcoin giveaways
don't be easy to believe because the current bitcoin giveaway will never happen again
If I'm not mistaken this is the second time the prime minister's twitter account in India has been hacked.
are they really so careless that they don't even consider good passwords for their social media accounts?
This will be a lure that is indeed misused by irresponsible people by providing information like this is actually not the benefit that bitcoin receives, but indirectly this makes the assumption that bitcoin is a tool to cheat by some people, especially for those who don't like bitcoin
are they really so careless that they don't even consider good passwords for their social media accounts?
This will be a lure that is indeed misused by irresponsible people by providing information like this is actually not the benefit that bitcoin receives, but indirectly this makes the assumption that bitcoin is a tool to cheat by some people, especially for those who don't like bitcoin
These hackers must be tired of seeing the constant denial and ban statement from the prime minister they decided to have a little fun lol, it is very clear what their intentions were, to promote btc legalization using the minister twitter account, it is a crime to do such but it really sounds hilarious 
I think his twitter account has been hacked
I don't know how these hackers gained access to the accounts of people in the high ranking of the society. I remember it also happens to some of the celebrities Twitter accounts. This is something that needs to be focused on for all the social media platforms.
This kind of Tweets will somehow teach the people not to trust immediately especially If it happens like out of the blues without any previous Tweets about these.
This kind of Tweets will somehow teach the people not to trust immediately especially If it happens like out of the blues without any previous Tweets about these.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but it may be probably another “inside job” like what happened before to the Twitter account of Elon Musk and other well-known celebrities several months ago. Followers will easily be deceived as the scam tweet comes from the original account himself and yes this is very bad.
Lets for a moment think that it was an inside job then what does was the purpose of this inside job ?
No one got scammed or something like that and neither India made crypto legal or illegal on this act. I am unable to find the possible purpose behind this action.
I was trying to see the actual mechanics of the promoted scam giveaway, but since the site is down, I couldn’t find all that I was looking for. This time, instead of it being a doubler, the scammers were spirited to perform a x10 it seems (send me x and you’ll get x10 in return), at least judging by the (fake) comments on the link provided below.
What would be interesting to see is the BTC address used for the scam, and determine how much they managed to scam and from how many people. I don’t know if anybody has seen info on the used BTC address.
See: https://web.archive.org/web/20211211204938/https://india-official.blogspot.com/
What would be interesting to see is the BTC address used for the scam, and determine how much they managed to scam and from how many people. I don’t know if anybody has seen info on the used BTC address.
See: https://web.archive.org/web/20211211204938/https://india-official.blogspot.com/
This is something that should not be taken lightly by the government of India. Considering that the account of the prime minister was used in promoting and encouraging such, it is the responsibility of the authorities to take actions because their names are being associated with this accordingly. Moreover, given that the prime minister is a high profile individual in the society, his accounts must be secured at the utmost level possible not just to safety personal information but to not compromise public welfare as well.
ya.ya.yo!
I was trying to see the actual mechanics of the promoted scam giveaway, but since the site is down, I couldn’t find all that I was looking for. This time, instead of it being a doubler, the scammers were spirited to perform a x10 it seems (send me x and you’ll get x10 in return), at least judging by the (fake) comments on the link provided below.
What would be interesting to see is the BTC address used for the scam, and determine how much they managed to scam and from how many people. I don’t know if anybody has seen info on the used BTC address.
See: https://web.archive.org/web/20211211204938/https://india-official.blogspot.com/
What would be interesting to see is the BTC address used for the scam, and determine how much they managed to scam and from how many people. I don’t know if anybody has seen info on the used BTC address.
See: https://web.archive.org/web/20211211204938/https://india-official.blogspot.com/
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