RBI, Hyderabad Cybercrime Police Warn of Fake 'Unclaimed Deposit' Links
Officials direct users to the RBI UDGAM portal for ten-year inactive accounts.
Overview
- Hyderabad Cybercrime Police report a rise in phishing messages falsely offering to retrieve unclaimed money.
- Citizens are instructed to search and claim balances inactive for over ten years only through the RBI’s UDGAM portal at udgam.rbi.org.in.
- The central bank does not send unsolicited links or ask for account numbers, passwords or OTPs.
- Deputy Commissioner V Aravind Babu urges people to avoid suspicious links and verify doubts directly with their bank branch.
- Victims should file complaints immediately via the 1930 helpline or at the National Cyber Crime Portal (cybercrime.gov.in).