Have you received a voicemail, allegedly from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), claiming that your bank account will be blocked as your credit card has been involved in fraudulent activity?
“Beware! This is a scam,” says the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the nodal agency for communicating to media on behalf of the Government of India, in its Fake RBI Calls Alert.
“RBI never contacts the public through unsolicited phone calls/ emails to intimidate them regarding their bank account getting blocked,” informs PIB in its social media post.
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As per the PIB Fact Check, the fake voicemail reportedly states that your credit card has been involved in fraud. “All bank accounts in your name will be blocked in next two hours. For more information please press nine. Namaste, yeah, Bharti Reserve Bank….”
“Do not indulge in such calls!” PIB warns the public.
Thousands of people have reacted to this post. For instance, a person named Jaspreet Singh @Johnny Dullat!!! @johnnydullat, has written, “I’ve recieved the call twice saying my card has been found in anti national activities then option to speak is given so to know more I opted to speak so I pressed 9 & a lady speaks from the other end claiming ive misused by card either I pay or my account seized. I don’t use credit card but still th is hoax call was troubling .threating me to pay or they will seize my account & money withdrawn.”
One Naresh m🇮🇳 @nareshmuniraju has written, “Why is govt (not) acting against them? Simply creating awareness is not sufficient. Action from Govt is needed to deal with cyber crimes. Why is govt not acting against them?”
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