e PAN Card Download: The government has recently announced PAN Card 2.0, in which QR code based PAN card will be issued to the users. After the announcement of PAN Card 2.0, people are searching for information related to PAN Card on the internet. Cyber criminals are taking advantage of this and cheating people. After the arrival of smartphones, people keep their important documents in digital form, so that they can be shown whenever needed. PIB Fact Check has asked to be alert about e-mails coming from its official X handle in the name of e-PAN Card download.
Fact Check team said that hackers have sent e-mail to many users to download e-PAN Card. The post claims that this is a fake e-mail. Hackers are committing cyber fraud on people by sending them fake links. If you have also received any such e-mail, SMS or WhatsApp message, then ignore it because it is fake and has been sent by hackers to steal your personal information.
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By sending such links, criminals steal personal information from people like name, address, date of birth, Aadhar card number and even bank details. After the information reaches hackers, users can be defrauded. Such links sent in e-mail or SMS may also contain viruses, which can break into your phone or computer. Along with your personal information, personal documents, photos etc. can also be stolen.
Where to download PAN card?
You can visit the official Income Tax website of Government of India to download PAN Card. There you will get the option of e-PAN Card. After clicking on this you can download your e-PAN card. Apart from this, you can also check the digital version of your PAN card on Digilocker.
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