In a statement today, EPF said the viral message and contents were false and did not come from the agency.

“The message also has a link which will be directed to the fake EPF website, asking people to respond to a survey to check for their entitlement to the incentive on the fake website,” it said.

The EPF believed that this was an attempt to phish for members’ personal data for fraudulent purposes.

Members are urged not to respond to such surveys nor provide their personal data to any unverified third party, and also not to spread the chain message any further.

All information about EPF products and services is available on the official EPF website at www.kwsp.gov.my, Contact Management Centre at 03-89226000 or email via http://enquiry.kwsp.gov.my.