Do you also have an account in SBI? If yes, then this news may be useful for you. Actually, since few days, a message is becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which it is being claimed that if you do not link your account with PAN card, your account will be blocked. If you have also received such a message, then know the truth of this message before believing it. While giving information on this matter, PIB Fact Check has made very serious revelations.
What is the truth of the message?
On this matter, the Press Information Bureau has tweeted on its official Twitter handle and informed that for the last few days, fraudsters have been sending messages to people in the name of State Bank that if you do not update the PAN number in your account, then your The account will be blocked. Along with this, you are being advised to update PAN information through call or any link. If you get any such message then do not believe it even by mistake. This message is completely fake.
A #Fake message impersonating @TheOfficialSBI claims that recipient’s SBl YONO A/C will be blocked if their Pan card is not updated#PIBFactCheck
Never respond to emails/SMS asking to share your banking details
Report such messages immediately to [email protected] pic.twitter.com/OX8rhm09U8
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) December 13, 2023
Keep yourself safe from fraud like this
State Bank always cautions its customers that the bank does not advise anyone to update their account related information by calling or messaging anyone. The bank does not send any kind of link asking to update PAN details. Along with this, the bank has also told that if any person becomes a victim of cyber crime, in such a situation the same complaint can be lodged in the cyber crime cell on number 1930 or through email report.phishing@sbi.co.inYou can lodge your complaint.
