EPFO Alert! EPFO advises not to share these documents for security reasons

EPFO Fraud News: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) members must note that they should refrain from sharing EPFO details on social media platforms or OTP over phone. The EPFO members must be careful or else they may end up losing their money. For any queries, the members can login to the official EPFO website at epfindia.gov.in.

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The EPFO has recently tweeted from its official Twitter handle warning the members against sharing of any personal details. The official tweet said, "#EPFO never asks its members to share their personal details like Aadhaar, PAN, UAN, Bank Account or OTP over phone or on 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 @byadavbjp @Rameswar_Teli @PMOIndia @LabourMinistry @PIB_India @PIBHindi @MIB_India @mygovindia @PTI_News @wootaum pic.twitter.com/aQZBrDPOLt

— EPFO (@socialepfo) October 30, 2021

The EPFO members must note that EPFO never asks for any personal detail like Aadhaar, PAN, UAN, bank account, OTP over phone, social media, WhatsApp and other. Furthermore, EPFO never asks to deposit any money through WhatsApp or social media, for any any services.

Furthermore, the EPFO has advised its members never to respond to any such calls or messages asking for personal details as they are all fraudulent activities.

The EPFO members must be aware of how to keep their documents secured online. They must note certain EPFO services that are available on DigiLocker. DigiLocker is a secure cloud-based platform for storage, sharing and verification of documents and certificates. The app is available for download on the Android and iOS devices.

The EPFO services available on DigiLocker are:

1) UAN card

2) Pension Payment Order (PPO)

3) Scheme Certificate

The EPFO members should know that in order to avail the above-mentioned services on DigiLocker, one has to register with DigiLocker in the first place. Then one has to verify oneself and after that one has to fetch the documents on DigiLocker.

In case of any query and further details, the EPFO members can login to the official EPFO website at epfindia.gov.in.