URCS says Red Cross Ukraine Telegram channel in Russian is fake
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) announced the appearance of a fake Russian-language Telegram channel "Red Cross Ukraine" and a bot of the same name.
"Attention! A Russian-language fake Telegram channel 'Red Cross Ukraine' has been created, which duplicates most of the news from the official channel of the Ukrainian Red Cross and translates them into Russian," the society said on Facebook on Wednesday.
URCS said a fake Telegram bot is collecting people's personal data, including bank details.
The society reminded that the Ukrainian Red Cross informs about its activities only in Ukrainian and English and does not collect personal data through social networks and bots.
"All official communication channels of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society are verified, that is, recognized as social networks and have a blue circle with a tick next to their name, confirming this status," the society said.
URCS published scans of the fake Telegram channel and bot.
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