FACT CHECK: BIG News Update For SBI Customers Amid Rising Financial Cyber Frauds

PIB Fact Check has warned SBI customers about the fake message. “A fake message impersonating SBI claims that the recipient's account has been temporarily locked due to suspicious activity. Never respond to emails/SMS asking to share your banking details. Report such messages immediately on report.phishing@sbi.co.in," tweeted the government fact-checking arm.
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Updated May 17, 2023 | 01:58 PM IST

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BIG News Update For SBI Customers Amid Rising Financial Cyber Frauds

BIG News Update For SBI Customers Amid Rising Financial Cyber Frauds

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FACT CHECK: Amid rising financial cyber fraud, several SBI customers are receiving a message wherein senders are threatening that their accounts will be temporarily locked due to suspicious activity. If you have also received such a message, then Timesnownews.com advises its users to not respond and report immediately to the bank as the viral message is fake.
Besides, PIB Fact Check has warned SBI customers about the fake message. “A fake message impersonating SBI claims that the recipient's account has been temporarily locked due to suspicious activity. Never respond to emails/SMS asking to share your banking details. Report such messages immediately on report.phishing@sbi.co.in," tweeted the government fact-checking arm.

CLAIM: SBI customers account will temporarily be locked due to suspicious activity
FACT: Never respond to emails/SMS asking to share your banking details. Report such messages immediately on report.phishing@sbi.co.in
On its official website, SBI has also warned its customers against cyber frauds. It says with this transition & expansion of digital banking, cybersecurity has emerged as an area of focus for banks. "To report any cyber incident, please email at report.phishing@sbi.co.in or call cyber crime helpline number 1930. For more information, visit https://cybercrime.gov.in/ Think before you click", the SBI said.
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