URGENT ADVISORY : Deactivate the AEPS facility from your bank accounts and disable Biometrics use from AADHAR website.

Modus Operandi

Explaining the modus operandi, O P Singh said that cybercriminals copy thumb impressions on butter paper from various websites to create duplicate silicon thumbs. “Subsequently, they check whether the Aadhaar number is linked to a bank account. Fraudsters then shortlist the Aadhaar card-linked bank account numbers and create online accounts on any platform by submitting fake documents. Once the online account is created, they log onto any app of the electronic transaction processing platform to initiate transactions using the biometric device and the cloned rubber fingerprint,” Singh said.

The complaints were received in Faridabad (263), Ambala (36), Bhiwani (2), Fatehabad (13), Gurgaon (5), Jhajjar (73), Narnaul (14), Kaithal (1), Mewat (5), Palwal (37), Rohtak (4), Yamunanagar (11), Sonipat (3) and Panipat (1).