When Mobile Games Ask for Your PAN: Should You Hand It Over?

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You open a gaming app, win a few rounds, and then you see it: a request for your PAN card details. Is this normal? Is it safe? Could sharing your PAN lead to tax headaches, fraud, or worse? The short answer is: sometimes it's expected, but not always