By Admin 
RBI News: RBI has been making many changes in its rules for the last several days. Meanwhile, a news is going viral on social media in which it is being claimed that the Reserve Bank is demanding a few rupees to refund its pending amount. Is there really such a thing? Let us know.
What is the full news?
In fact, a letter from RBI is becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which it is written that to release the amount of Rs 1 lakh, the Reserve Bank of India is first depositing Rs 7,500 as tax. Everyone is shocked after reading this news. Many people are reaching out with such messages and emails.
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What is the truth of the news?
Now the truth of this viral news has been exposed by PIB Fact Check. PIB has shared the screenshot of this letter through its official X (Twitter) account. FAKE is clearly written along with it. This means that this news is completely baseless. The caption accompanying this post reads, ‘A layer in the name of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is going viral on the internet. It has been claimed that to get the pending amount of Rs 1,00,000, a refundable tax of Rs 7,500 will have to be paid.
⚠️Scam Alert!
🚨 A letter doing rounds on the internet reportedly issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) claims that the recipient must pay a refundable tax amount of ₹7,500 to facilitate the release of a pending amount of ₹1,00,000. #PIBFactCheck: :
❌ This letter is… pic.twitter.com/qKfnpQz36Q
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) July 17, 2026
It is further written, ‘According to PIB fact check, this letter is fake. RBI never contacts the general public through unsolicited phone calls or emails to ask for money or any kind of personal information. If you are a victim of such scams, lodge your complaint with local law enforcement agencies (police).
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Trust only authentic sources
Apart from this, the agency has also said that report any suspicious information related to the Central Government to PIB Fact Check and we will tell you the truth behind it. Along with this, the contact number and email of PIB has also been given.
Let us tell you that PIB is a government agency, which fact checks every fake news related to the government and brings the truth to the public. In such a situation, if there is any doubt regarding any news, then PIB can be contacted.