The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) has today warned Malaysians that it has never appointed any third parties to assist in the recently announced 2022 Special Withdrawal. Taking to its official Facebook account, EPF reminded Malaysians to be careful with fraudulent ads by scammers that are currently widespread on social media.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that the government has agreed to allow for another EPF withdrawal of up to RM10000 for Malaysians under 55 years old. This would be the fourth EPF withdrawal scheme since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic after i-Lestari, i-Sinar and i-Citra.
However, it seems that scammers are taking advantage of the buzz surrounding the announcement by pretending to be EPF agents assisting members with their withdrawals. In the Facebook post by EPF, the statutory body shared a screenshot of a Twitter post by a scammer sharing a fraudulent link and a fake poster regarding the special withdrawal.
The link shared by the scammer is most probably a phishing site which tricks people into revealing or entering personal information which can be used illicitly. EPF further stressed that at this moment in time, it has not yet announced any application procedures regarding the withdrawal.
So, please stay vigilant and don't fall for any of these scams! Stay safe and make sure to thoroughly research a website before accessing it or worse, sharing personal information.
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