SBI customers alert! State Bank of India warns against QR code fraud - Check details One must be extremely vigilant and cautious while carrying out online transactions. Share Updated: Apr 28, 2021, 05:47 PM IST The country's top lender State Bank of India (SBI) is very active on social media and time to time releases tutorials, alerts and information for its customers for safer banking practices. Recently, SBI issued an alert relating to QR scans. It has alerted people not to scan QR Codes shared by anyone unless the objective is to pay. With the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, online transactions have gained a lot of prominence. However, one must be extremely vigilant and cautious while carrying out online transactions.