Securities and Exchange Board of India

07.07.2022

Capital Market

Caution to public against fraudulent calls / e-mails / messages about refund of money

MANU/SPRL/0025/2022

It has come to the notice of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that unscrupulous individuals are trying to cheat public by holding out as officials of Recovery and Refund Department of SEBI and falsely informing them about refund of money in various cases through phone calls/ e-mails/ messages.

SEBI hereby cautions the public against such false claims of refund and cautions them against parting with any documents / money on such calls / emails/ messages etc.

SEBI does not seek processing fees or money in any form in cases where money are to be refunded as per court order etc. The public / investors may also note that the employee directory of SEBI and details of refund process initiated by SEBI, if any, are available on SEBI website (www.sebi.gov.in) which may be checked on receiving such calls / e-mails / messages.

Tags : Caution Public Fraudulent calls

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