Ration Card e-KYC Fraud: Many documents are necessary for citizens in India. People need these documents every day. These documents include documents like driving license, PAN card, Aadhar card, voter card and ration card. If we talk about these, then ration card is a very important document. In India, people are given ration at lower prices using ration cards.
So along with this, by using ration card, people get benefits in many other schemes. Recently the government has made it mandatory for ration card holders to get e-KYC done. Ration card holders whose e-KYC will not be completed. Their ration cards will be cancelled. This is very important news for the people getting ration card e-KYC done. Why is a lot of fraud happening in the name of e-KYC? Let us tell you how to avoid this fraud.
Fraud in the name of ration card e-KYC
The Food Supply Department has issued information to all ration card holders to get KYC done. In such a situation, ration card holders are going to the nearest ration shop and getting e-KYC done. Taking advantage of this opportunity, thugs have also become active. They are making fake calls to people in the name of ration card KYC.
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And they are luring them to get the eKYC done immediately. Fraudsters send messages to people in the name of e-KYC which contain a link. Asks to click on it. But as soon as the link is clicked, the phone is hacked and all the important information is stolen.
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Keep these things in mind
If e-KYC of your ration card is not done. And you get a phone call to get e-KYC done. So that call may be from a fraudster. Let us tell you that the administration does not call anyone to get e-KYC done. Fraudsters call people posing as department officials and try to cheat them. That’s why when you get such a call. So never fall prey to the talks of thugs. And if someone sends a link, do not click on it by mistake. Otherwise your account will be emptied.
