HDFC Bank shares an important note regarding PAN card renewal: Check what it is| Roadsleeper.com
Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a unique ten-digit alphanumeric number issued by the Income Tax Department in the form of a plastic card. This PAN card is essential for all individuals as it is one of the most important documents for financial transactions and filing income tax returns. To apply for a new PAN card or renew an existing card, one can visit Income Tax Portal, UTI Infrastructure Technology and Services Limited (UTIITSL) and National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) or PAN Service Centers and TIN Assistance Centers. However, in today’s age of fraud, fraudsters send fake SMS to customer’s mobile number requesting to update PAN number and unblock their blocked account and thus the customer falls prey to fraud. As a precautionary measure, India’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has warned customers not to click on unknown links asking them to update their PAN details.
HDFC Bank recently tweeted, “#GoDigitalGoSecure and never click on unknown links asking you to update your PAN card details.”
HDFC Bank customers should remember that the bank will never ask you to share your confidential information through SMS or call. Not only HDFC but every bank and financial institution never ask their customers to share their personal account details. What they do is to send an SMS through an official number with the bank’s official website linked in the SMS, which customers should always remember. In HDFC Bank customers can get SMS from official number 186161 or ID HDFCBK/HDFCBN. And the links in the SMS are always from the official domain hdfcbk.io
As a result, the bank is warning that customers should not click on unknown links sent via SMS that ask them to share sensitive information, and if they call from an unknown number, they should do the same during calls. bank officer to share bank account details. If they receive any fake SMS or call, they should immediately inform the bank or they can go to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to file a cyber fraud complaint. Individuals can read BE(A)WARE – Be Careful and Beware! a booklet issued by the RBI Ombudsman for further guidance on taking additional precautions while carrying out financial transactions.
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