SBI Customer Alert: ‘Your account is temporarily closed due to…’ What to do?

Government’s official fact checker PIB Fact Check has warned State Bank Of India Customer about fake message.

“A fake message impersonating SBI claiming that the recipient’s account has been temporarily locked due to suspicious activity. Never respond to emails/SMS asking for sharing your banking details. Report such messages immediately to report.phishing@sbi.co.in,” PIB Fact Check tweeted.

what happens when you click on such a link

When you click on such a link, you run the risk of losing all your money in your bank account and your personal data. Clicking on any link sent by the scammer to your phone or email-id gives the necessary data required by the scammer to access your account.

What to do if you get such a message

Do not respond to any email/SMS/Whatsapp asking for sharing personal or banking details.

-Report such messages immediately at report.phishing@sbi.co.in

You can also call 1930.

On its website, SBI instructs its customers to never disclose any personal information via text message, including account numbers, passwords or any combination of sensitive information, which could be used fraudulently. Is.

banks Customers are asked to exercise caution if they receive a text message expressing an urgent need to update their information, activate an account, or verify their identity by calling a phone number or submitting information on a website , then be careful. These messages may be part of a phishing scam designed by fraudsters to obtain your confidential account information and commit fraud.

SBI has mentioned that they never send email/SMS or make phone calls to get customer identification.