A warning has been issued over fraudulent calls in which cyber crooks ask people to share Aadhaar card details over the phone to link it with their bank account.
Police claim online criminals have come up with new trick to dupe bank account holders by trapping them on the pretext of linking their Aadhaar PAN card with their bank account as per the directive of the central government.
According to the police, they have recently received several complaints whereby people were tricked by fraudsters by seeking details of their Aadhaar card through phone calls and emails.





It's also needed for carrying out any financial transaction of Rs 50,000 or above

'The caller said that I would receive a message having one-time password (OTP) which will link the bank account with Aadhaar. As soon I shared the message, the money was debited from my account,' victim said. 
According to the cops, scamsters are misusing government's recent move. 
'To gain the victims' trust, fraudsters tell the common 12-digit code on the debit card, which will be unique to  each bank, and then ask him to disclose the remaining four digits, unique to each customer. 




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'Cyber criminals are getting innovative with each crime and as soon government floats a policy they start misusing it. It is high time for people to stay safe in the virtual work by securing their details. Fraudsters will continue to target those who remain ignorant. This can be avoided only through awareness programmes,' Singh said. 
Senior official with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which issues Aadhaar cards, said, 'people should ignore such calls asking for Aadhaar details, no genuine party would ask for these details over the phone. 
Only official and verified websites should be used for linking Aadhaar, otherwise citizens are urged to go to bank branches and telephone companies' retail outlets to get any sort of seeding or linking done', officials at UIDAI said.  


















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