the state bank of india sbi has alerted its customers through various modes of communication such as messages email and tweets about frauds via phishingaccording to a recent tweet on the official sbi twitter handle do not engage with these numbers dont click on phishing links for kyc updates as they arent associated with sbi sbi customers are getting calls from two nos 918294710946 917362951973 asking them to click on a phishing link for kyc update requesting all sbi customers not to click on any such phishingsuspicious linkreplying to one of the tweets of customers the sbi stated we appreciate your alertness and thanks for informing this to us our it security team will initiate appropriate action on it further we advise all our customers not to respond to emails sms callsembedded links asking them to share their personal or banking details like user id password debit card number pin cvv otp etc bank never ask these information customers may report such phishing smishingvishing attempt through email to reportphishingsbicoin or contact on helpline number 1930 for taking action they may also contact local law enforcement agency to report these incidentsthe reserve bank of india rbi has taken various measures to make sure that customers do not fall prey to scams recently it has released a booklet where it has explained in detail about all types of frauds happening and how to protectaccording to rbi fraudsters create a phishing website that appears to be a legitimate website such as a banks website an ecommerce website a search engine and so on fraudsters distribute links to these websites by sms social media email and instant messenger among other methodsmany clients click on the link without first checking the uniform resource locator url and enter security credentials such as a personal identification number pin one time password otp password and so on which are collected and utilised by fraudsterswith regards to vishing rbi stated imposters acting as bankers firm executives insurance agents government officials and others call or approach customers over the phone or over social media imposters disclose a few consumer facts such as the customers name or date of birth to win trustimposters may pressure or trick customers into sharing confidential information such as passwords otps pins and card verification values cvvs by citing an urgency emergency such as the need to block an unauthorised transaction payment required to avoid a penalty or an attractive discount among other things customers are then defrauded using these credentialsclick here to read the full story 10 types of banking frauds in india customers should know about