Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, has issued a warning about bitcoin scammers who are using his identity to lure people. He advised people to be careful and not fall for any advertisement or story that claims his involvement with bitcoin..
“I request netizens to please stay aware. I have no associations with cryptocurrency of any form,” he tweeted on Tuesday evening. The tweet was accompanied by an example of one such scam.
I request netizens to please stay aware. I have no associations with cryptocurrency of any form. pic.twitter.com/LpVIHVrOjy
— Ratan N. Tata (@RNTata2000) June 27, 2023
Tata elaborated that any reports linking him to investment in cryptos were ‘absolutely untrue.’
This disclaimer from Ratan Tata follows a similar statement from Mahindra group of companies after Anand Mahindra was falsely linked with investment in cryptocurrencies.