The victim came across a fraudulent helpline number on the internet and the 'helpline official' on the pretext of assisting the victim induced him to download a remote access app and siphoned Rs 1.23 lakh in 14 different transactions.
In March this year, the EPFO declared that it will offer an interest rate of 8.1 per cent, the lowest in the last 40 years, for the last financial year.