Advisory warns pensioners against online frauds
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Bhopal:13.09.2021
In a bid to protect pensioners from online frauds, the district administration has issued an advisory for them. It has been found that many times fraudsters making fake calls to pensioners for online updation of their life certificate.
The district pension officer said that cyber conmen make a call to a pensioner with his complete data, date of appointment, PPO number, Adhar number and date of retirement, thereby giving an impression as if the call is genuine for online updation of life certificate.
Cases of senior citizens getting duped after sharing OTP has become quite common these days. Fraudsters, who impersonate as staff of the pension directorate, often make calls for updation of life certificates. Once a pensioner shares OTP with the fraudster, the latter gets direct access to the pensioner's bank account and thus money in the account is siphoned off. The official said that pensioners need to remain vigilant and cautious, as the pension directorate never makes a phone call to anyone for online updation of life certificate.
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