Aadhaar Online Fraud: As much as technology has made our lives easier, it has also increased the danger. Today, all our personal information is available on the internet, which can be misused. It has often been seen that cyber criminals commit fraud in this way and empty your entire account in one go. In such a situation, you need to be alert the most. You have to secure those documents which are directly linked to your bank accounts. Aadhar card is also one such document. Today we are telling you how you can secure your Aadhar card.
Aadhaar frauds happening
In the last few days, many such cases have come to light in which people were defrauded using Aadhaar card. People did not even know how lakhs of rupees were stolen from their accounts. That is why it is very important for you to be cautious regarding Aadhar card. For this you will have to lock the Aadhar card.
How will Aadhaar be locked?
To lock your Aadhaar card, first of all you have to go to the website of UIDAI, which is the official website of Aadhaar. After this you have to login and select the language. Coming down here, you will see the option of Lock-Unlock Biometric, after clicking on it, the option of Lock-Unlock Aadhaar will appear in front of you. Here you will have to enter Aadhaar number and other information, after which OTP will come. After this your Aadhar card will be locked.
After locking the Aadhar card, your biometrics will become completely secure. This means that it will be very difficult to hack into your Aadhaar details. If you ever need to unlock it, you can follow this process and your Aadhaar will be unlocked easily.