The National Insurance Institute sent thousands of unemployed people with a request for bank details to pay a down payment • This way you will know if the message was indeed sent from it

The National Insurance Institute prepares a NIS 2,000 down payment on unemployment benefits for March, even before Passover.

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Many unemployed people received a text message on Sunday, saying: "Hello, in order to pay a down payment on unemployment benefit, you need to update your bank account details with a special link to the Social Security website. '.

To be clear, Social Security issued a statement: "If we do not have his bank account, we have received a text message from us to update his bank account information so that we can pay him a down payment or unemployment benefit before Passover."

Given the possibility of phishing attempts by unauthorized parties, Social Security sought to clarify how the SMS was actually sent from Social Security: Make sure the URL listed in the message starts at bit.gov.il, this link leads to an official and verified insurance site National. "This is an exceptional request only for this specific message," Social Security officials said. "We do not require details in messages sent out routinely."