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A link to a bot impersonating an evacuation service is being circulated on the Telegram messenger. The BYSOL Foundation issued a warning about it.
“This is highly likely to be a provocation by the security forces aimed at identifying people who sent information about troop movements to ‘Belarusian Hajun’. There are already known cases when subscribing to a fake bot became grounds for criminal prosecution.
The bot’s description says that it was ‘created for the prompt evacuation of citizens of the Republic of Belarus who sent information to “Belarusian Hajun” and fear for their safety’, the foundation said.
BYSOL warns that it does not use bots to handle inquiries. All of the foundation’s contacts can be found on the website: it lists email addresses and accounts on messaging platforms that can be used to get in touch.