New Scam Involving EPF Account 3 Spreading, EPF Warns Public To Beware

In the excitement of the new Account 3 scheme introduced by the Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF), it seems that the scammers are also out in full force.

EPF has now take the precaution to  issue a warning for the public. This is to appeal to EPF members to not fall for a new EPF Account 3 scam circulating right now.

EPF warning of Account 3 scam

In a Facebook post, EPF shared a public reminder on this new scam. They reminded the public to not fall for the lies of scammers and to always be careful.

According to a fact-check report from The Star, the new EPF Account 3 scam happens in which the scammers will send a message impersonating EPF to unsuspecting victims, saying that withdrawals have been made on their Account 3.

The scammer hopes that the victim will panic and return their call in hopes of stopping the withdrawal. From there, the scammers will proceed to feed the victims with more lies and proceed to ask the victims for cash. 

In order to avoid becoming a victim, make sure you are prepared ahead to watch out for such money scams. You should also know how your EPF Account 3 actually works so you will not be mislead by scammers.

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