{"id":164111,"date":"2026-05-06T09:36:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=164111"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:06:41","slug":"traffic-challan-received-in-sms-verify-first-otherwise-your-bank-account-may-become-empty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=164111","title":{"rendered":"Traffic challan received in SMS? Verify first, otherwise your bank account may become empty."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"story-10451274\"><span class=\"jsx-b66a0d215ba3ecb0\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-b66a0d215ba3ecb0\">May 06, 2026, 20:15 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl\" class=\"jsx-204852691 asubttl\">PIB Fact Check: Recently, PIB Fact Check has alerted people about a big cyber scam through its official social media post. In this scam, fraudsters are sending such messages to people through SMS and WhatsApp in which they claim that their traffic challan is pending. The links given in these messages look exactly like real government websites, due to which common people are easily cheated.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-6f57d56423a0b806 jsx-1524453678 artshare impct\">\n<div class=\"jsx-6f57d56423a0b806 jsx-1524453678 artlefticon\">\n<div id=\"rpdred\" class=\"jsx-364ef5cfd78e4498 active\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"jsx-364ef5cfd78e4498 rpdrd cp_rapid_read\">\n<div class=\"jsx-364ef5cfd78e4498 rpdtxtwrp cp_rapid_read\">news immediately<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.whatsapp.com\/send?text=SMS%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%3F%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%2C%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%0D%0Ahttps:\/\/hindi.news18.com\/news\/business\/latest-fake-echallan-scam-pib-warning-how-to-stay-safe-india-ws-l-10451274.html%0D%0A %0D%0A\u0932\u0947\u091f\u0947\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u092d\u0940 \u091c\u0917\u0939, \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u092d\u0940 \u091f\u093e\u0907\u092e. \u092b\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0910\u092a \u0907\u0902\u0938\u094d\u091f\u0949\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902! %0D%0Ahttps:\/\/onelink.to\/website-share-hindi\" class=\"jsx-6f57d56423a0b806 jsx-1524453678 sclrnd wapp cp_action_bar_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 22\" fill=\"none\" class=\"jsx-6f57d56423a0b806 jsx-1524453678\"><path d=\"M0.0876653 10.4524C0.0869438 12.2944 0.568201 14.0928 1.48346 15.678L0 21.0942L5.54312 19.6406C7.07023 20.4736 8.78962 20.9123 10.5397 20.9131H10.544C16.3065 20.9131 20.9975 16.2235 21 10.4603C21.0011 7.66729 19.9141 5.04094 17.9404 3.0654C15.9663 1.08986 13.341 0.00108229 10.544 0C4.78047 0 0.0901907 4.68883 0.0876653 10.4524ZM3.38864 15.4049L3.18157 15.0763C2.31141 13.6931 1.85216 12.0942 1.85288 10.4527C1.85468 5.66253 5.75308 1.76521 10.5469 1.76521C12.8684 1.76629 15.0499 2.67109 16.691 4.31292C18.3318 5.95511 19.2348 8.13809 19.2344 10.4592C19.2323 15.2498 15.3339 19.1475 10.5437 19.1475H10.5404C8.98083 19.1464 7.45119 18.7279 6.11709 17.9364L5.79962 17.7481L2.51019 18.6107L3.38864 15.4049Z\" fill=\"white\" class=\"jsx-6f57d56423a0b806 jsx-1524453678\"\/><path d=\"M7.92651 6.08636C7.73062 5.65128 7.52498 5.64262 7.33847 5.63504C7.18623 5.62855 7.01198 5.62891 6.83773 5.62891C6.66348 5.62891 6.38028 5.69421 6.1411 5.95576C5.90155 6.21731 5.22656 6.84937 5.22656 8.13441C5.22656 9.4198 6.16274 10.6619 6.29334 10.8365C6.42394 11.0108 8.10076 13.7327 10.756 14.78C12.9631 15.6502 13.4119 15.4774 13.891 15.4337C14.3701 15.3901 15.4369 14.802 15.6544 14.192C15.8723 13.5819 15.8723 13.0592 15.807 12.9499C15.7417 12.8409 15.5675 12.7756 15.3063 12.645C15.0451 12.5144 13.7604 11.8824 13.5212 11.7951C13.2817 11.7081 13.1074 11.6645 12.9332 11.926C12.7589 12.1872 12.2586 12.7756 12.1063 12.9499C11.9541 13.1245 11.8015 13.1461 11.5403 13.0155C11.2791 12.8846 10.4374 12.6089 9.43919 11.7189C8.66247 11.0263 8.13828 10.1713 7.98568 9.90972C7.83343 9.64853 7.96944 9.50711 8.1004 9.37687C8.21765 9.25999 8.36159 9.07167 8.49255 8.91943C8.62278 8.76682 8.66644 8.65787 8.75338 8.48363C8.84068 8.30938 8.79703 8.15677 8.73173 8.02582C8.66644 7.89486 8.15884 6.60297 7.92651 6.08636Z\" fill=\"white\" class=\"jsx-6f57d56423a0b806 jsx-1524453678\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-204852691 amimg\">\n<div class=\"jsx-5bcc1d6da4c3bd16\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\" class=\"jsx-5bcc1d6da4c3bd16 \"><img alt=\"Traffic challan received in SMS? Verify first, otherwise your bank account may become empty.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnkhabar\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PIB-Fact-Check-2025-01-e873c8ece1afe0535ec2a8b65bf9994c.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=640&amp;height=480\"\/><span id=\"fullscreen_open_button\" class=\"jsx-5bcc1d6da4c3bd16 imgzoom tap_to_zoom\"><img alt=\"Zoom\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"tap_to_zoom\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/zoom-img.svg\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"jsx-204852691 imgcap\">PIB termed the viral claim as false.<\/span><\/figure>\n<div class=\"jsx-204852691 artbody\">\n<p><strong>PIB Fact Check:<\/strong> In this era of Digital India, where government facilities have gone online, cyber criminals have also invented new ways of cheating. The latest case is related to traffic e-challan. Recently, the government&#8217;s fact check agency PIB Fact Check has issued an important warning on the social media platform &#8216;X&#8217;, alerting people about fake traffic challan messages.<\/p>\n<p>According to PIB Fact Check, scammers are sending messages to common people through SMS or WhatsApp. In these messages it is claimed that your traffic challan is pending and it needs to be filled immediately. These messages look very official, due to which people fall into the trap out of fear or haste. Scammers are sending suspicious links, APK files or PDF attachments with these messages. As soon as a user clicks on these links, his phone may get hacked or malware may be installed on his device.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n\ud83d\udea8 Got an SMS saying your traffic challan is pending\u2049\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udef8STOP! Verify first\ud83d\udd0d<\/p>\n<div>Scammers are sending <a class=\"cp_article_hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#fake<\/a> RTO e-challan links, APKs &#038; PDFs via SMS\/WhatsApp that look official.\u26a0\ufe0f<\/div>\n<p>Clicking such links can compromise your OTPs and lead to unauthorized bank\/UPI transactions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.news18.com\/news\/business\/latest-fake-echallan-scam-pib-warning-how-to-stay-safe-india-ws-l-10451274.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated:May 06, 2026, 20:15 IST PIB Fact Check: Recently, PIB Fact Check has alerted people about a big cyber scam through its official social media post. In this scam, fraudsters are sending such messages to people through SMS and WhatsApp in which they claim that their traffic challan is pending. 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