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Important news for PF account holders! EPFO issued alert, know otherwise there will be big loss

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EPFO Alert: EPFO ​​has issued an alert for PF account holders. EPFO has written in a tweet. Never asks its members to share personal details like Aadhaar, PAN, UAN, Bank Account or OTP over phone or social media.


EPFO: Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has issued an alert for all the users. EPFO has asked all its members that no account holder should share the information related to the account on social media even by mistake. Due to this, account holders can become victims of big frauds. If the information about the EPF account is in the hands of fraudsters, then they can steal money from your account.

EPFO has said that EPFO ​​never asks for the information of Aadhaar, PAN, UAN, bank details from its members. If someone asks for such information on phone or social media, then be careful and do not leak it at all. Do not respond to such fraudulent phone calls or reply to any such messages.

EPFO gave information
Issuing an alert for all its users, EPFO ​​wrote in a tweet, ‘Never ask its members to share personal details like Aadhaar, PAN, UAN, Bank Account or OTP over phone or social media. EPFO further says, EPFO ​​never asks to deposit any amount through WhatsApp, social media etc. for any service.

Phishing online fraud
It is worth noting that in the PF account, people’s big earnings are deposited, which people deposit for retirement expenses. Fraudsters know very well that here they will get a huge amount in one stroke, so they attack the account through phishing attack. Actually, phishing is a part of online fraud in which the depositor is tricked, the necessary information related to the account is obtained from them and then the account is cleared.

Never share this information
PF account holders do not accidentally share PAN number, Aadhaar number, UAN and your PF account number in the necessary information included in the account. Because these are such information, due to which leaking of your account can be empty. Such frauds are often seen in people leaving one job and joining elsewhere. In such a situation, these people must register a complaint with the police against any phishing call or message in which your personal details are being sought.

Pravesh Maurya
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