Do you frequently receive calls or texts from ominous numbers threatening to disconnect your electricity? Do you ever receive shady messages telling you that you won a lottery for xyz rupees? These scam calls and messages are sent by con artists who will deceive you under false pretences. State Bank of India, a public lender, shared a 25-second video on its Twitter account cautioning customers against falling for such scam calls in an effort to raise awareness among users.
“Understand “YehWrongNumberHai”! Never call back or respond to such SMSs as these are scams to steal your personal/financial information. Stay Alert and #SafeWithSBI. #CyberJagrooktaDiwas”, the bank tweeted.
An example of a scam message warning that a customer’s power supply will be cut off soon is given in the video. “Dear customer, Ur electricity will be disconnected today Night 9.30 from Electricity officer. Ur previous month bill not update. Please immediately contact with Electricity officer”, the message in the video reads.
Understand “YehWrongNumberHai”! Never call back or respond to such SMSs as these are scam to steal your personal/financial information. Stay Alert and #SafeWithSBI. #CyberJagrooktaDiwas#SBI #AmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/5eHwDhh1yF
— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) October 5, 2022
It points out that the message has been sent by an unknown number and not an official ID. The users on receiving such messages are asked to make calls to a random…
