SBI cautions against fake UPI ID for collecting coronavirus funds

Country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has cautioned people of fake Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ID being circulated on the pretext of Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) Fund. “Beware of the fake UPI IDs that are making the rounds in the guise of Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations a.k.a. PM Cares. Make sure your monetary donation to fight against the global pandemic is going into the right hands,”SBI tweeted.

The government has warned donors against fake UPI IDs doing the rounds on the various social media platforms. “Beware of Fake UPI ID being circulating on the pretext of PM CARES Fund. #PIBFactcheck: The correct UPI ID of #PMCaresFunds is pmcares@sbi,” PIB Fact Check tweeted.

A fraud UPI ID of PM-CARES Fund to fight coronavirus pandemic in the country was spotted by an alert citizen. According to Delhi Police the fake UPI ID was highlighted by twitter user @bishwesh0604.