State Bank of India (SBI) has issued a warning to all its customers. The government bank has said that scammers can make customers their victims by luring them with fraudulent SBI reward points. The bank said that customers are receiving fraud messages on their mobiles asking them to redeem SBI Reward Points. There is a link in this message on clicking which the APK file is downloaded on the customer’s mobile.
The bank has prohibited opening any such link and downloading the file. Let us tell you that SBI issues reward points under its customer loyalty program. These points are given on SBI debit or credit card transactions. The value of one reward point is 25 paise.
Bank gave information on X handle
SBI has issued this warning on its X (earlier Twitter) handle. The bank said that fraudsters are sending APK links on SMS and WhatsApp to redeem SBI reward points. There can be danger if opened. SBI clarified that the bank never sends links or APKs on SMS or WhatsApp. SBI also warns its customers against clicking on any such links or downloading unknown files.
