Nepal's Central Bank Is Not on Facebook; All Pages Pretending to Be Nepal Rastra Bank Are Fake

Thu, Jul 1, 2021 12:15 PM on Latest, National,

Nepal Rastra Bank has issued a cautionary notice about the misuse of its identity on social media.

The central bank states that it has not created any official profile on Facebook. However, there are Facebook pages made under the central bank's name. NRB states these pages have misused the central bank's identity to spread potentially misleading content to the general public.

The central bank has requested the public to not disclose any personal information on such pages. Creators of such misleading profiles are subject to cybercrime under Nepal's laws and will be punished accordingly, the central bank states.