Fake UPI Ids of PM CARES created, Hyderabad cops book case

The Cybercrime wing of the city police has registered a case against an unidentified person for allegedly creating fake UPI ids that resemble the prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund).

Hyderabad:The Cybercrime wing of the city police has registered a case against an unidentified person for allegedly creating fake UPI ids that resemble the prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund), police said on Saturday.

According to KVM Prasad, Assistant Commissioner of Police Cyber Crimes a suo motu case was registered after the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) alerted the police that several fake Ids similar to PM CARES (pmcares@sbi) were in circulation and people should note the difference.

"We proactively booked the case and began the investigation," the police official told.

The CERT, in its note, informed that they identified some fake Ids such as pmcares@pnb, pmcares@hdfcbank, pmcare@yesbank, pmcare@ybl, pmcare@upi, pmcare@sbi, pmcares@icici were in circulation and cautioned the public to verify the Id before they make a donation. (PTI)