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Facebook sued this Indian company for fraud
Published : Jun 10, 2020, 11:21 am IST
Updated : Jun 10, 2020, 11:21 am IST
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Social networking site Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a company in India. The company alleges that the Mumbai-based company

New Delhi: Social networking site Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a company in India. The company alleges that the Mumbai-based company used the name Facebook, which appears to be a case of fraud. The company is accused of using 12 such domain names.

A lawsuit has been filed against a Mumbai-based company in a Virginia court, according to a statement issued by Facebook.

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Facebook has significantly stepped up policing of its platform since last yearFacebookMumbai-based company Compsys Domain Solutions Private Ltd has created 12 domains similar to the Facebook name. The complaint alleges that the Indian company may have committed fraud in the name of Facebook.

 Experts in the case said that the Indian company has registered the domain name with the same name as Facebook. These include sites such as Facebook-verify-inc.com, Instagramhjack.com and VideoCall-Whatsapp.com.

Facebook to block foreign ads for Australia electionFacebookLooking at them, it seems that these sites are only designed to scam or deceive people. Facebook keeps checking all the sites and domains associated with its name in the internet.

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