That “Interior Ministry” WhatsApp about your bank account is fake
Do not reply, and never pass on a verification code: cybercrime officers are on the case.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior warned on Wednesday 11 November 2026 about forged documents circulating on WhatsApp. They carry the ministry’s name and the minister’s title, claim that suspicious activity has been spotted on the recipient’s bank account, and then try to talk the person into handing over their banking details.
What the ministry says
The document did not come from the ministry. Its Cybercrime Department is following the case and taking legal action.
If it reaches you
- Do not engage with the message.
- Do not send any banking details.
- Do not share a verification code sent to your phone, whoever the sender claims to be.
Photo: a Ministry of Interior card designed by Kuwait One over blurred, stamped passport pages. Photo by RichardBowen, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr.
Source: Ministry of Interior statement, via Al-Seyassah and Al-Rai, 11 November 2026.
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