# EPFO warns members against fake links, phishing scams 2026-08-10T09:46:59+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued a fresh alert asking members to stay vigilant against fake links and phishing attempts. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), EPFO advised: “Think Before You Click! Avoid fake links, verify URLs and protect your personal information at all times.” The organisation shared its official website addresses, epfindia.gov.in or epfo.gov.in, and warned against clicking unverified links from SMS, email or social media. EPFO said it never asks for UAN, Aadhaar, PAN, OTP or login details via phone, WhatsApp or email. Members should report suspicious URLs to the EPFO helpdesk. ## Coverage - aajtak.in - ndtvprofit.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:09:18+00:00. Tags: EPFO, OTT, UAN, साइबर धोखाधड़ी Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/epfo-warns-members-against-fake-links-phishing-scams/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/epfo-warns-members-against-fake-links-phishing-scams/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/