New Delhi: In a latest warning against phising, State Bank of India (SBI) has cautioned customers from taking calls from two numbers. The largest public sector bank had tweeted that scammers are persuading users to “click on a phishing link" for KYC (Know Your Customer) that would compromise their online security.
In the message, the bank cited the post that was initially tweeted by CID Assam. The investigation department has alerted SBI users about the two mobile numbers.
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It is believed that SBI customers in Assam are receiving calls from these suspicious numbers, but users in other states should be careful in case they receive calls from unknown numbers asking for personal details.
In a tweet, the CID Assam said SBI Customers are getting calls from two numbers - +91-8294710946 and +91-7362951973, and the callers are asking them to click on a phishing link for KYC update.
“Requesting all SBI customers not to click on any such phishing/suspicious link," the tweet adds. SBI retweeted and said, “Do not engage with these numbers, & don’t click on #phishing links for KYC updates as they aren’t associated with SBI".
SBI has issued such warning against KYC scams for several times in the past. The bank also insisted users to report such numbers for fraud on governments’ cybercrime portal cybercrime.gov.in or call on helpline number 1930. The bank asks customers to immediately report any suspicious link or call they receive on these official channels.
In a phishing attempt, cybercriminals mostly try to pose as legitimate institutions and usually through email or other means try to obtain sensitive information. In this current scam, it apperas that scammers must be pretending to be bank officials and convincing people to click on the fishy link for KYC.