SBI alerts customers of fraudsters, advises not to share any sensitive details online
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: June 14, 2021 06:04 PM2021-06-14T18:04:01+5:302021-06-14T18:04:01+5:30
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The safety and security of the hard-earned money of the customers is the priority of all banks. The State Bank of India (SBI) has also reminded its customers time and again from the fraudsters.
The largest public sector bank in the country has recently taken to Twitter to advise its customers to refrain from sharing any sensitive details online or offline.
It has also recommended against downloading any app from an unknown source. One must also beware of the fraudsters pretending to be calling from SBI, RBI, government offices, police, KYC authority to protect one's hard-earned money.
Recently, the tweet from the official Twitter handle of SBI said, "We advise our customers to be alert of fraudsters and not to share any sensitive details online or download any app from an unknown source."
One must not share your credentials like date of birth, debit card number, internet banking ID/ password , debit card pin, OTP and other personal details
One must be beware of the fraudsters pretending to be calling from SBI, RBI, government offices, police, KYC authority.
An SBI customer must not download any mobile app based on telephone calls/ emails from any unknown source.
On must not respond to unsolicited attractive offers received through emails, SMS and other social media.
The SBI customers must note that SBI or any of its representative never sends any email/SMS or calls you over phone to get your personal information, password or one time SMS (high security) password.
Any such e-mail/SMS or phone call is an attempt to fraudulently withdraw money from your account through Internet Banking. One must not respond to such emails or phone calls and must report immediately at report.phishing@sbi.co.in.
To avoid from falling into the hands of the fraudsters, the SBI customers must keep the above-mentioned points in mind.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar till June 30, 2021. State Bank of India has informed about this from its Twitter account.
If you want to avail the services of the bank without any problem, you should link PAN and Aadhar card. The bank has instructed customers to link PAN and Aadhar cards.
If PAN and Aadhar card are not linked, PAN card may be blocked. You will not be able to make any transactions. Therefore, link PAN Aadhaar before June 30, the bank said.
