The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) today iterated that it has NEVER offered any schemes that reward members with monetary pay-off. This is after EPF members reportedly received fraudulent emails from irresponsible quarters claiming that they are entitled to a minimum of RM1000 reward if they worked from 2016 to 2021.
Shared on its official Facebook page, EPF warned its members to not fall for such a scam and to not click on the link attached to the email. Furthermore, the statutory body also stressed that it has never appointed or authorised any third parties to offer such a reward.
Previously, EPF members were also targeted by scammers in regards to the 2022 Special Withdrawal. There were widespread fraudulent ads sharing phishing sites links that tricks people into revealing or entering personal information which can be used illicitly.
Similar to the previous scam, this latest tactic also utilises phishing sites, whereby the irresponsible quarters are sharing a website link that they alleged would be used to check whether an individual is eligible for the ‘reward’. In reality, it is nothing but a phishing site to collect personal data for illicit use.
In the Facebook post, EPF shared a screenshot of the scam email which contains a lot of red flags when examined. The first red flag is of course the fact that the scheme is non-existent.
Another obvious red flag is the email address used by the scammer which spells KWSP as 'KVVSP'. A similar looking email address when viewed at first glance is one of the most used tactic by phishing sites to trick users into believing that they are interacting with a legitimate entity.
So guys, please stay vigilant and always double-check the website or email that you are interacting with. Remember to always stay safe and make sure to thoroughly research a website before accessing it or worse, sharing personal information!
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