Beware Of Fake UPI IDs For PM Cares Relief Fund For COVID-19: Everything You Need To Know
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a fund for emergency relief dubbed PM¡¯s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations or PM Cares. And citizens of the nation have already started to contribute to this cause. However, the Delhi Police has come across instances where people are making fake UPI IDs to fool people into transferring money into their account.
COVID-19 has drastically affected our nation. The rising number of novel coronavirus cases is just making everything worse. But authorities are alert and on the right track to contain the coronavirus.
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Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a fund for emergency relief dubbed PM¡¯s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations or PM Cares. And citizens of the nation have already started to contribute to this cause.
However, the Delhi Police has come across instances where people are making fake UPI IDs to fool people into transferring money into their account.
Twitter user @bishwesh0604 notified Delhi Police about the fake UPI IDs.
The official ID is Pmcares@sbi. However, a notorious fraudster created another UPI ID dubbed pmcare@sbi -- minus the ¡®s¡¯. While some do pay attention to these small changes, it is not uncommon for even the smartest to get fooled by such attempts.
To prevent such cases, Delhi Police tweeted about it, trying to create awareness for the right UPI ID that should be used for making donations to the PM Cares fund. It also mentioned that the aforementioned fraud UPI ID has been blocked and an investigation is underway for the person who decided to fool people.
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¡°Thank you for notifying us about this Fraud UPI ID. We have immediately alerted our UPI team and they are on the job to block the same. We sincerely appreciate your alertness.¡±
Another Twitter user @muglikar_ was notified SBI about another fraudulent UPI ID -- ¡®pmcaree@sbi¡¯.
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He stated, ¡°Dear @TheOfficialSBI @NPCI_NPCI Pls immediately ban this UPI ID and SBI must freeze all the credits done today. Do it immediately sir.¡± To which SBI thanked him and flagged the ID.
It's not just our PM who has a relief fund -- several state ministries are also establishing their own funds. In case you want to contribute to those, just make sure to check the CM¡¯s Twitter handle carefully for the official UPI ID or details.
