EPFO Alert: If you are a subscriber of Employees Provident Fund Organization, then this news is of your use. EPFO has asked people to share some information even by mistake. Let’s know about this.
EPFO Alert: Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has crores of subscribers across the country. A part of the salary of every employed person is deposited in the EPFO account. The account holder can withdraw this money in case of emergency or after retirement. This money is considered the support of old age. Nowadays, in the era of increasing digitalization, the cases of forgery related to internet are also increasing rapidly. In such a situation, EPFO keeps issuing alerts to its subscribers from time to time to avoid cyber crime. If these criminals get information about your account, then your account can be completely empty. In such a situation, we are giving you information about the methods through which you can save your account from becoming empty.
EPFO ​​alert by tweeting-
Sharing information about this with its official Twitter handle, EPFO has written in a tweet that EPFO account holders should be careful. Employees’ Provident Fund Organization never asks its subscribers for their personal information through phone calls, emails and social media. In such a situation, if someone calls you in the name of EPFO, then be careful.
#Beware of fake calls/messages. #EPFO never asks its members to share their personal details over phone, e-mail or on social media.#amritmahotsav #alert #staysafe #StayAlert @byadavbjp @Rameswar_Teli @LabourMinistry @AmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/9jHm64pW3U
— EPFO (@socialepfo) February 10, 2023
Do not forget to share these details-
EPFO account holders should not share their personal and banking details like Unique Account Number (UAN), password, PAN number, Aadhaar number, bank account details, OTP etc. with anyone. Along with this, EPF employees do not contact any person through social media or calls, messages. In such a situation, if someone asks you for such details, then inform the police immediately. It is just a phishing call or message. If you share your details then you can become a victim of cybercrime.
