Technical News Office – WhatsApp is an instant messaging application used by millions of people around the world. People use it to chat with their friends and relatives, share audio-video files and make audio-video calls. This app is a fun way to connect with your friends. But in addition to being useful, this application is also not spared from scammers. Fraudsters use it to defraud people. Scammers create fake WhatsApp groups to scam people.
HSBC bank sent an email
HSBC Bank sent an email to its customers asking them to be careful. It was stated in this email that some people were pretending to be HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited by creating a WhatsApp group. These groups are fake and try to deceive people.
What is written in the email?
A fake WhatsApp group was created under the name “85-HSBC Global Academy”. The creator of this group lied that he was associated with Venugopal Mangat, an employee of HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited. The person who created the group is trying to deceive people. He uses the number 8008723938. HSBC Bank claims that neither Venugopal Mangat nor HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited have anything to do with this fake WhatsApp group.
How to ensure your safety?
Do not join any WhatsApp group claiming to be from HSBC Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd. For any type of information or investment, only visit the official social media account or website of HSBC Bank. The official WhatsApp numbers of the bank are +91 8879900800 (promotional channel) and +91 9326929294 (HSBC mutual funds transactional channel).
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