PAN-Aadhaar Linking: If you have a PAN card, it is necessary to link it with Aadhaar by March 31. Scammers are targeting people on the pretext of this. The message of updating PAN card in the name of SBI is getting increasingly circulated. Avoid this, otherwise your account may be empty.
PAN-Aadhaar Linking: The month of March is going on and March 31 is the deadline for many financial works. If you have PAN card then it is necessary to link it with Aadhaar. Its deadline is also ending on 31 March 2023. Fraudsters and fraudsters are taking advantage of this opportunity.
You need to stay away from these scammers. A message in the name of State Bank of India is being circulated very fast. It is being said that your SBI Account is expiring, so update the PAN card. A link has been shared at the end of the message, with the help of which it has been asked to update the PAN card.
Stay away from this type of message
The team of PIB Fact Check verified the veracity of this message and found it to be fake. No such message is being sent by State Bank of India. If you also get such a message, then you need to be careful, because fraudsters are targeting you.
A #Fake message issued in the name of @TheOfficialSBI is asking recipients to update their PAN on a suspicious link to prevent their account from getting expired.#PIBFactCheck
✅ Beware of such frauds.
✅ SBI never sends emails/SMS asking for personal/banking details. pic.twitter.com/1u8tFywQcf
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) March 24, 2023
Bank does not ask for banking details through SMS
In a tweet from the official handle of PIB Fact Check, it has been clearly stated that SBI never sends messages or emails asking for personal and banking details of customers. If you are being asked for banking details through an email or message, then it is a way of fraud. Such messages or emails are not to be entertained. Especially, don’t click on any link at all.
First check by visiting the income tax website
As far as Pan Card updation is concerned, it is necessary to link Aadhaar with PAN card on 31st March. People are being made aware by repeatedly running campaigns on behalf of the Income Tax Department. If you also have a PAN card, then first go to the Income Tax website. PAN Aadhaar Link Status can be checked here. If linked then rest assured. If not linked then this work can be completed on this website. In any case, link your PAN card with Aadhaar by 31 March.
