New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has issued a fact-check report for State Bank of India (SBI) customers, warning them against a fraudulent message circulating online.

In a post on social media, the PIB cautioned users about messages asking recipients to download and install an APK file to redeem SBI rewards, urging people to remain vigilant as such links are part of an ongoing SMS and WhatsApp scam.

"Did you also receive a message asking you to download & install an APK file to redeem SBI rewards? SBI never sends links or APK files over SMS/WhatsApp," PIB noted in the social media post.

PIB also urged not to download unknown files or click on such links.

PIB also attached a screenshot of the fake message as an ...