Aadhaar FAQ: If the fraudster gets an Aadhaar number, can he withdraw money from your account?

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Aadhaar Card has become a very important document at this time. Due to this many frauds have also increased on the Aadhaar card. Because this is such a document that is connected to many important things like your bank account, PAN card. There are many questions about Aadhaar, about which people are yet to get answers. For this reason, UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India), the organization that issued the Aadhaar card, has given answers to all such questions arising about the Aadhar card. Know the answers to all the questions.

Q1: What if my Aadhaar card falls in the hands of a fraudster and if he tries to open an account in my name, then what harm will I do?

Answer: According to government regulations, bank accounts can be opened through the Aadhaar card along with other documents. However, after getting the Aadhar card, banks have to adopt the entire process of opening the account and complete the verification. In such a situation, by taking a copy of the Aadhaar card, no fraudster can open an account in your name without your consent. If this happens, it will be considered the fault of the bank and not the Aadhaar cardholder.

Q2: What was the mistake of the people with whom they were killed?

Answer: Fraudsters often ask for your personal information by saying greed for big money or having a card block or in some other way. Which includes the date of birth, PAN card information, user ID, OTP, password or PIN, etc. The bank and the government constantly explain to the people that the employees of the bank never ask for this information from you. Often, people come in unscrupulous numbers on any phone and give their personal information and take the loss. The bank clearly says that in any case, do not tell your OTP, PIN, password, or user ID to anyone. If there is any doubt, it is better to contact your bank branch.

Q3: If a fraudster has an Aadhaar number linked to my bank account, can he withdraw money from the account?

Answer: Of course not, it is the same as if you have someone else’s account number. Just like knowing the account number of another, no one can withdraw money from that account. Similarly, knowing the Aadhaar number linked to the account, one cannot withdraw money from the account linked to it. To withdraw money from the account, the bank has a fixed procedure, in which the account holder must be present in the branch itself, or have the correct signature on his check, or must have a PIN, OTP, the password for ATM, or digital transactions. is. At the same time, for new passwords or PINs, banks also ask to fill information together, new passwords or PINs are not issued on the basis of just one information. In such a situation, there is no harm in giving information about Aadhaar number to anyone.

Q4: Has there ever been a financial loss to any Aadhar cardholder due to misuse of the Aadhaar card?

Answer: According to the UIDAI website, no case of stealing the identity of a person from the Aadhaar number has caused any financial harm to him. Every day, about 3 crore Aadhaar numbers are being certified for various services on the Aadhaar platform. Along with this, frequent changes are made to the system to keep the platform safe, and new security measures are added.

Q5: If misuse of the Aadhaar number is not possible then why does UIDAI refuse people to enter Aadhaar number on social media?

Answer: Wrong use of Aadhaar number is not possible, although it is not the right step to unnecessarily give your information on social media, due to this you can come to the notice of fraudsters even if you do not want to, it may not cause financial harm to you, but there are problems of speculation Can.

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