EC warns against online scams over NID correction

The Bangladesh Election Commission has warned against a fraud ring that is swindling money from people through social media platforms by promising them of National Identity Card (NID) corrections.

Members of the fraud ring are contacting people through WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, posing as Election Commission officials. In some cases, they are also using personal photographs of officials of the Commission Secretariat, said an EC Secretariat press release on Sunday.

The EC doesn't use social media platforms to provide any service, said the press release.

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Therefore, anyone demanding money through these platforms in exchange for NID correction or any other service should be considered a fraudster, it said.

The EC requested to contact respective upazila or thana election office to obtain any NID-related service.

In case of queries, one can call EC's 105 hotline, said the press release.

The Election Commission urged people to remain alert against such online scams.