In view of the increasing threat of OTP scam and other issues related to EPF, EPFO has issued a notice of fraud.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has alerted its members. At present, after several cases of fraud have come to the fore, EPFO has warned its members not to share important details related to account, personal details and OTP over phone or online. In view of the increasing threat of OTP scam and other issues related to EPF, EPFO has issued a notice of fraud.
As per EPFO’s advisory, EPF members should not share personal information like their Aadhar card number, PAN, bank account number or UAN number with anyone on WhatsApp or social media, as they run the risk of losing their money. Huh.
EPFO has sent a message to all the members through its official Twitter account. The tweet read, ‘#EPFO never asks its members to share personal information like Aadhaar, PAN card, UAN, bank account or OTP over phone or social media.’
#EPFO never asks its members to share their personal details like Aadhaar, PAN, UAN, Bank Account or OTP over phone or on social media.#SocialSecurity #ईपीएफ @PMOIndia @byadavbjp @Rameswar_Teli @LabourMinistry @PIB_India @PIBHindi @MIB_India @wootaum @mygovindia @PTI_News pic.twitter.com/XOLHM5gekF
— EPFO (@socialepfo) November 6, 2021
EPFO also tweeted that it ‘never asks for any money for any service through WhatsApp or social media etc.’
The EPFO also recommended members not to respond to calls or texts requesting personal information or sharing OTPs, as it could lead to fraud.
People can contact EPFO through its official website www.epfindia.gov.in for any queries, suspicious calls or messages, or other issues.
EPF members should save their documents online on Digilocker, a secure cloud-based government-sponsored platform for document security, sharing and verification.
EPFO is one of the largest social security organizations in the world in terms of subscribers and financial transactions. It is responsible for regulation and management of provident fund, pension and compulsory life insurance in India.
