Pan 2.0 Scam: What is this new scam? Which is emptying people's bank accounts, know how you can save yourself..

PAN 2.0 Scam: Another scam has come in the market. The Government of India has issued a warning about a new phishing scam. In this scam, users are being trapped in the name of downloading PAN 2.0. Scammers are making users their victims through email. In the scam, many important information like personal data and bank details of the users are being stolen. One mistake of the user can empty their entire bank account. New types of scams come to the market every day. Sometimes people are being trapped in many ways by giving the lure of a job, and sometimes by giving the lure of doubling the money. Let us tell you about PAN 2. O SCAM and also know the way to avoid it.

What is PAN 2.0 Scam?

According to the Bloombreg report, phishing emails are sent from email addresses like info@smt.plusoasis.com. It is written in this email that you get your PAN 2.0 card. These emails contain links that look like links to government portals. As soon as you click on this link, it will immediately redirect you to fraudulent websites.

The department warned

The PIB Fact Check Unit has posted these emails on social media and warned people. They wrote Scam Alert! Have you received an email asking you to click on a link to download your e-PAN card? This email is fake. Similarly, the Income Tax Department has also clarified that the department never sends such messages. Real PAN services are available only on official websites ending with .gov.in or .nic.in.

You will have to give this detail to the website.

After this, those fake websites will ask you for your PAN number, Aadhaar card details, bank account details and other personal information. As soon as you enter all the details, this data can be used for theft, financial fraud or transactions. For this reason, if you also get any such email, do not open it.

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