Members of the Provident Fund (PF) should be cautious of bogus calls from scammers. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has declared that it never requests personal information from its members. Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) members should be on the lookout for such con artists.

'EPFO never asks its members any personal information. 'Be on the lookout for scammers,' EPFO said on Twitter. EPFO never requests for personal information such as Aadhaar, Permanent Account Number (PAN), Universal Account Number (UAN), or bank account from those who have EPF or PF accounts.

So, if anyone posing as EPFO official asks for such personal details over phone call or social media, EPF members must not share any information.Apart from this, if scammers ask EPF members to deposit any amount in bank, the PF account holders must not do so, EPFO tweeted.

#EPFO never asks it's members to share their personal details. Stay alert & beware of fraudsters.#SocialSecurity #PF #????? #Employees #Services pic.twitter.com/FOul1jSNnf

? EPFO (@socialepfo) September 6, 2021

Last month, major domestic stock exchanges had cautioned investors against dealing in unregulated investment schemes. The NSE and the BSE noted that some unregistered entities and unregulated internet-based platforms are targeting gullible investors with false promises of exorbitant returns on their investment schemes and products.

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