TN Police issues advisory on SBI reward points scam: Check details

The Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Police has issued an advisory warning the public about a new cyber scam, known as the ‘SBI Reward Points Scam.’ The advisory was issued after the police received 73 complaints related to this scam in the past two months.

“In recent incidents, hackers have used compromised WhatsApp accounts to send fake messages about ‘SBI Reward Points’ to various official and personal WhatsApp groups. The hackers may also change the existing group icons and names to ‘State Bank of India’,” a statement issued by the state police said.