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      Image Claiming The RBI Is Promising ₹4.59 Crores In Pounds Is A Scam

      The image carries telltale signs of being fake. Also, this is not the first time such a fake RBI image has been seen

      By -  Mohammed Kudrati
      Published -  16 July 2022 4:52 PM IST
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      Image Claiming The RBI Is Promising ₹4.59 Crores In Pounds Is A Scam
      CLAIMAn image, purportedly from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), promises ₹4.59 crores or half a million British pounds on behalf of the British government to beneficiaries, requesting personal and bank details for the transfer.
      FACT CHECKBOOM found the image to be fake, with several red flags, including a non-existent RBI department and an invalid email address. No such arrangement exists between the RBI and the British government, and the Press Information Bureau has debunked the claim as well.

      An imaged, purportedly being from the Reserve Bank of India [RBI], promising ₹4.59 crores or half a million (500,000) British pounds is fake and is a scam.

      While the government has denied the veracity of the image, it also shows telltale signs that of the image having problems with its authenticity.

      The image conveys a letter, from a non-existent Foreign Exchange Transfer Department within the RBI, promising half a million British pounds equivalent to ₹4.59 crores on behalf of the British government to the intended beneficiary upon receipt of details like identity, photos and demographic details like age, sex and details like bank account details.

      The image can be found below.




      BOOM found no evidence that such an arrangement has taken place between the RBI and the British government.

      Another red flag that this is fake is the email address (rbi_transfer.india@rbigovt.co.in), which does not exist. RBI officials use the @rbi.org.in for official purposes.

      The factchecking department of the Press Information Bureau has also rubbished this claim.


      A #Fake notification issued in the name of the Reserve Bank of India claims to offer ₹4 crores 59 lakhs to the beneficiary#PIBFactCheck

      ▶️@RBI does not offer any such payments/Funds

      ▶️RBI never calls or sends emails asking for personal information pic.twitter.com/gahy8rinwM

      — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) July 13, 2022


      This is not the first time that fake news around the RBI has gone viral. BOOM has previously debunked the same.

      Also Read: Is India No More World's 3rd Largest Economy? A FactCheck


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      PoundsRBIReserve Bank of IndiaGovernment of India
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      Claim :   RBI is offering ₹4.59 crores in British pounds
      Claimed By :  Users of social media
      Fact Check :  False
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