It has come to the notice of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that a fraudulent email has been sent and signed in its name as Reserve Bank of India', the RBI said in the notification.

Clarifing on the issue, the RBI said that it has not sent any such mail and has not set up any 24x7 Centralised Monitoring Centre to monitor financial transaction flow from the Internet Banking Accounts.

RBI said members of the public receiving such emails are cautioned not to open the mail or attachment and / or try to download it on their computer or provide their data on such links as it may lead to their data being compromised.

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