Mumbai and Pune Police are known for sharing creative posts on social media to convey important messages for the safety of citizens. However, this time it is Assam Police who have taken up a task to alert us all about online scammers. The department decided to use Baba Sehgal to push their case.
In what comes as the latest public service announcement (PSA), Sehgal can be seen rapping incoherently as a reply when someone asks for the one-time password (OTP). “Scammers ko kardo tum confuse; OTP share karne se kar do refuse,” the police force wrote with a hashtag.
It further added, “#ThinkBeforeYouShare” and tagged the rapper.
Rap hai ya phir koi rhyme hai!
OTP dene se hota cyber crime hai!!#ThinkBeforeYouShare @OnlyBabaSehgal https://t.co/bZrQnqrnY1— Hardi Singh (@HardiSpeaks) July 5, 2022
ADGP of Assam Police also shared the creative post. “Rap hai ya phir koi rhyme hai! OTP dene se hota cyber crime hai!! (It is either rap or a rhyme! giving OTP is cyber crime),” senior IPS officer Hardi Singh wrote. The video has managed to garner over 6K views. “What i learnt from the incident is, we need to create enough employment opportunity for the youth & provide counselling to prevent them getting derailed from life & take bad decisions. Professional skill development programs has a vital role to play,” commented a Twitter user. Another person wrote, “Never share otp.”
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