PNB (Punjab National Bank) has released an important message for its customers. For the past few days, PNB customers have been receiving phishing messages from fraudsters. These messages appear to be genuine citing PNB’s 130th anniversary.
This is to inform the general public that a fraudulent message stating “PNB’s 130th Anniversary Government Financial Subsidy” is being circulated across digital platforms. These are fake messages and PNB brand name is being used to perpetuate different forms of fraud. In some cases, these frauds are attempts at identity theft and financial scams.
As a precautionary step, we also urge our customers not to divulge any confidential/personal/financial information via phone calls or emails and not to click/download any suspicious links, even if they appear legitimate.”
PNB advises its valuable customers and the general public to be careful and vigilant while receiving such fake messages, especially those circulated through social media and other channels like WhatsApp.
Recently PNB celebrated its foundation day on 12 April. The bank was founded in May 1894 and is the third largest public sector bank in India in terms of its business volumes and second largest in terms of its network.
| Category | Punjab National Bank |
|---|---|
| Total business | Rs.20,67,116 crore |
| Global deposits | Rs.12,10,359 crore |
| Gross NPA | Rs.83,584 crore |
| Net Interest Income | Rs.9179 crore |
| Founded | 19 May 1894; 128 years ago |
| Founder | Dyal Singh Majithia Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Headquarters | Dwarka, Delhi, India |
| Branches | 10,049 |
| ATMs | 12,957 |
| Owner | Government of India |
| Number of employees | 103,144 (2022) |
| Website | www.pnbindia.in |
