Bank accounts of many people were emptied without any transactions. Reason? His Aadhaar biometric data went into the wrong hands.
Account empty and no transaction! How?
UIDAI service
This is how biometric lock
Services will be available even after the lock.
Unlock temporary if needed
Aadhaar number leak? No need to be afraid now
Necessary advice for elderly and poor account holders
Account empty and no transaction! How?
Many people flew money from bank accounts without transaction, due to Aadhaar AAPS scam. In the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System, money can be withdrawn from the Aadhaar number and fingerprint. This has become an easy way for scammers.
UIDAI service
You can lock the biometric fingerprint and iris online of your base. With this, no person will be able to withdraw money from the fingerprint without your permission.
This is how biometric lock
Go to UIDAI’s website.
Go to My Aadhaar section.
Choose Lock/Unlock Biometrics.
Enter the Aadhaar number, login from OTP.
Click on Enable Biometric Locking.
Services will be available even after the lock.
Even after the biometric lock, you can get EKYC, LPG subsidy, and government services from OTP. There will be no problem.
Unlock temporary if needed
If a biometric is needed for a bank or SIM KYC, you can unlock it for some time. Scammers withdraw money by making fake fingerprints (such as silicon). But if there is biometric lock, it is not possible.
Aadhaar number leak? No need to be afraid now
Even if you have shared the Aadhaar number somewhere, no biometric verification will be done due to locking.