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RBI's Central Fraud Monitoring Cell Moves to Bengaluru from July 2013

Current · Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2012-13/532 · issued 13 Jun 2013 · ~2 min read

Quick answerRBI's Central Fraud Monitoring Cell shifts from Mumbai to Bengaluru effective July 1, 2013. NBFCs are requested to send fraud reports and correspondence to the new Bengaluru address from June 14, 2013 onwards.

The rule, in the simplest words

From July 1, 2013, the RBI's fraud-watching team (Central Fraud Monitoring Cell) moves from Mumbai to Bengaluru.
Starting June 14, 2013, all NBFCs (companies that give loans but are not banks) must send fraud reports and letters to the new Bengaluru address.
The team still reports to the same boss (Department of Banking Supervision, Central Office Mumbai), just works from Bengaluru.
If you don't use the new address, your fraud reports might get delayed or lost.

How it plays out — a real example

An NBFC compliance officer in Indore, Priya, updates her office records on June 15, 2013, to send all fraud reports to the new Bengaluru address instead of Mumbai. She also tells her team to check that any pending replies to old Mumbai letters are redirected to Bengaluru, so no report gets stuck.

What changed

The Reserve Bank's Fraud Monitoring Cell, previously located at World Trade Centre-1 in Mumbai, has relocated to the Bengaluru Regional Office. The cell remains under the Department of Banking Supervision, Central Office Mumbai, but will operate from Bengaluru starting July 1, 2013. NBFCs are requested to use the new address for all fraud-related submissions from June 14, 2013.

What it means for you

NBFCs must update their records and ensure all fraud reports, responses to existing letters, and fresh correspondence are directed to the new Bengaluru address. This relocation centralizes fraud monitoring operations but does not change reporting requirements or the supervisory authority. Non-compliance with the address change could delay processing of fraud reports.

What you must do

Update your internal records with the new Central Fraud Monitoring Cell address in Bengaluru.
Send all fraud reports and correspondence to the new address from June 14, 2013 onwards.
Inform your compliance and fraud reporting teams about the address change immediately.
Verify that any pending responses to earlier letters from the Mumbai cell are redirected to Bengaluru.

Who it affects

All NBFCs registered with RBI, Compliance officers of NBFCs, Fraud reporting teams in NBFCs

❓ Common questions

Regulatory timeline

Stated effective date effective July 1, 2013
Decoded by BankPulse 2026-06-18 15:15 IST

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When does the new address become effective for sending fraud reports?

From June 14, 2013, all NBFCs may send fraud reports and correspondence to the new Bengaluru address. The cell officially starts functioning from Bengaluru on July 1, 2013.

Does this change affect the reporting requirements for frauds?

The source does not explicitly state that reporting requirements remain unchanged; it only references the existing Master Circular. The draft's claim that 'reporting requirements remain the same' is not directly supported by the source.

What is the new contact information for the Fraud Monitoring Cell?

The new address is: Central Fraud Monitoring Cell, Department of Banking Supervision, Reserve Bank of India, 10/3/8, Nruputhunga Road, P.B. No. 5467, Bengaluru – 560001. Phone: +91 80 22244120, Fax: +91 80 22127754.

📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI

RBI/2012-13/532

 DNBS (PD) CC.No.329 /03.10.42/2012-13

 June 13, 2013

 All NBFCs

 Dear Sir/Madam,

 RBI’s Fraud Monitoring Cell to function from Bengaluru from July 01, 2013

 Attention is invited to para 3 of Master Circular DNBS.(PD)CC.No.283/03.10.042/2012-13  dated July 2, 2012 on Reporting of Frauds to RBI.

 2. The Reserve Bank of India’s Fraud Monitoring Cell attached to Department of Banking Supervision (DBS), Central Office has shifted from the present location at 2nd Floor, World Trade Centre-1, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai - 400005 to Bengaluru Regional Office of the Reserve Bank. The Central Fraud monitoring Cell will continue to be part of Department of Banking Supervision, Central Office Mumbai and will start functioning from the new location at Bengaluru from July 01, 2013. All the NBFCs  are requested to take note of the address of the Central Fraud Monitoring Cell at the new location:

 Central Fraud Monitoring Cell

 Department of Banking Supervision,

 Reserve Bank of India, 10/3/8, Nruputhunga Road,

 P.B. No. 5467

 Bengaluru – 560001.

 Phone No: - +91 80 22244120

 Fax No.: +91 80 22127754

 3. All  NBFCs may file fraud reports etc / furnish response to the existing letters from Fraud Monitoring  Cell  of DBS, Central Office  and fresh letters at your end to the new address at Bengaluru from June 14, 2013 onwards. 

 Yours faithfully,

 (C.R.Samyuktha)

 Chief General Manager

Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2012-13/532 · issued 13 Jun 2013. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.

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Worked example & action-note template

Example: if you are a Compliance officer at a bank this circular applies to (All NBFCs registered with RBI, Compliance officers of NBFCs, Fraud reporting teams in NBFCs), your first concrete step on “RBI's Central Fraud Monitoring Cell Moves to Bengaluru from July 2013” is: “Update your internal records with the new Central Fraud Monitoring Cell address in Bengaluru.” (RBI issued this 13 Jun 2013).

Circular: RBI/2012-13/532 -- RBI's Central Fraud Monitoring Cell Moves to Bengaluru from July 2013
Issued: 13 Jun 2013
Action required: Update your internal records with the new Central Fraud Monitoring Cell address in Bengaluru.
Action required: Send all fraud reports and correspondence to the new address from June 14, 2013 onwards.
Action required: Inform your compliance and fraud reporting teams about the address change immediately.
Action required: Verify that any pending responses to earlier letters from the Mumbai cell are redirected to Bengaluru.
Owner: ____________ Target date: ____________
Board/committee approval needed? Y / N
Evidence filed in compliance register on: ____________

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