Share Message on WhatsApp Groups to Get Free Mobile Internet Recharge: Hoax

Story:

only valid in india!
whatsapp is giving 5GB and 500 prepaid talktime
only on open this link and like the facebook page
SHARE THIS MESSAGE TO 3 GROUPS AND CHECK YOUR BALANCE AFTER 5 MINUTES..
AIRTEL – *121*2#
IDEA – *457*10#
VODEFONE – *111*25#
BSNL – *789*50#

https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1049625981716431&refid=7&_ft_=qid.6141728643383070563%3Amf_story_key.7293965015939325553

Such a magic,
The link is Really work
Pls open link and like this
*this offer not valid for AIRCEL users!!

Other Versions

1. only valid in india!
google + is giving 5GB and 500 prepaid talktime

SHARE LINK MESSAGE TO 3 GROUPS AND CHECK YOUR BALANCE AFTER 5 MINUTES..
AIRTEL – *121*2#
IDEA – *457*10#
VODEFONE – *111*25#
BSNL – *789*50#
*this offer not valid for AIRCEL users!!

If you have any problems or complaints Please contact! : https://youtu.be/PdEwF5PxWq4

2. KCR is giving 12GB and rs. 1029 talktime on the occasion of telangana formation day share the message only 2 groups. And check your balance after 5 minutes.
(Check balance)
Vodefone-*111*6*2#,
Airtel-*121*2#,
Idea-*123*10#,
Aircel-*165*6*1#….
Try this, it is true.

Analysis:

These messages that surfaced on WhatsApp in May 2015 come up with a strange claim that the recipient can get certain GB of internet usage and free prepaid talktime on his mobile phone by simply forwarding the message to a certain number of WhatsApp groups (usually 2 or 3 groups). Similar messages have also been shared on social networking sites like Facebook, Google Plus and YouTube. One such version says KCR, i.e. K. Chandrashekar Rao, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Telangana, is giving the talktime offer on the occasion of Telangana formation day on 2nd June. The claims are not facts.

According to the story, the recipient has to simply share the message to WhatsApp (or G+) groups in order to get the free internet recharge on his mobile. Notably, the stories usually come with certain links along with the message to be forwarded. Firstly, WhatsApp, G+ or even KCR, the Chief Minister of Telangana, are not giving away any free internet recharge to mobile users for simply forwarding a message; there isn’t any such official announcement. In past, a similar hoax story in circulation said WhatsApp users can earn a good amount of free mobile talktime by simply forwarding an SMS or message to 20 WhatsApp users. What’s more funny, a related story sometimes seen online says that by sending a message to two groups, WhatsApp will automatically charge the user’s mobile:

Send this msg to only 2 groups your battery will charge 100%.. try this magic m also shocked.

So the current claims are plain hoaxes that perhaps started as pranks on WhatsApp, and the stories that come with links are nothing more than marketing stuff that garner users’ attention with attractive ‘offers’ that are not valid. Sharing/forwarding such false stories in WhatsApp groups will not benefit anyone and shall only spam the users.