Beleagavi: The suspected fraud has cloneed a Facebook account from the former Deputy Commissioner Belagavi MG Hiremath and uses an account to send messages to people on the list of friends, ask for money.
Lately, government official accounts have been targeted by hackers.
In the case of MG Hirathak, the screen of the screen has become a virus where the hackers posed as a former deputy commissioner requested Rs 5,000 to be transferred.
They also require the recipient of the message if the person has PhonePE to transfer the amount.
The social media account of the Rani Chennamma University registrant, Basavaraj P, is also hacked and fraud behaves similar.
Hiremath is not available to comment.
Vikram Ampte Deputy Police Commissioner said he had known in the morning about fraud after Hirathan told him about it.
“I went to his office and blocked the account.
We have made a campaign about this.
If someone faces this kind of problem, they must remind the police.”