Beware of this ‘spoofed’ online banking message, warns Government of India

The government of India has warned people using online banking to be aware of a new scam. Usually when people add a new beneficiary to transfer money, they receive a message stating that they have added a new beneficiary. A new online banking scam is doing the rounds lately that is designed to trick people basis of this concept through a fraudulant text message. The warning has been issued on Cyber Dost twitter account for users to not fall for any fraudulent messages. According to the tweet, people should avoid clicking on such messages.

It is to note that Cyber Dost is managed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India to inform people about cyber security and safety.