Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT) has urged the public not to be deceived by messages circulating on social media claiming that a leading bank in Sri Lanka is offering special gifts to mark the upcoming Vap Full Moon Poya Day.

Sri Lanka CERT has confirmed that the bank concerned has not organised any such gift promotion and that the messages being circulated are entirely false and fraudulent.

The fake messages are suspected to have been created with the intention of stealing the public's personal information, including sensitive data such as banking credentials. Sri Lanka CERT has warned that falling victim to these fraudulent promotions could result in financial losses, including the...