Be careful: Is your PAN card also fake? Find out immediately

You must have many such documents that you might need at some point or the other. Sometimes at the time of applying for any government scheme, sometimes for taking subsidies, etc. Although an Aadhar card is required for almost every work nowadays, a PAN card i.e. Permanent Account Number is also required for many works. A PAN card is required for everything from taking a loan to making a credit card and other financial transactions. But is the PAN card you have genuine? In such a situation, if you want, you can find out in minutes sitting at home whether your PAN card is real or fake. So let us know how you can find this out…

Actually, before knowing about the process of checking a PAN card (to find out whether it is real or fake), before knew that only those people whose PAN cards were made after the year 2018, could check it in this way. Whether their PAN card is real or fake.

In this way you can know whether a PAN card is real or fake:-
Step 1
To learn about your PAN card, first of all, you have to go to the Play Store.
From here you have to search and download the 'PAN QR Code Reader' app.
This app has been prepared by the Income Tax Department.

Step 2
Once the app is downloaded on your mobile, then install it.
After this, you have to open the app
Then you have to see the camera viewfinder in this

Step 3
Now you have to capture the QR code given on your PAN card with this camera viewfinder.
You will hear a beep once captured
Then the information about your PAN card will appear on the screen, through which you can find out if its real or fake.

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