In short
A person or organization pretends to be authorized to collect Aadhaar identity information The objective is typically to misuse identity information for impersonation, unauthorized services or downstream fraud.
What it is
The collector claims official authority or a legitimate verification/enrolment purpose. The victim is then pushed to provide Aadhaar/identity or biometric-related information to the unauthorized party.
How it starts
A person or organization pretends to be authorized to collect Aadhaar identity information.
What they tell you
The collector claims official authority or a legitimate verification/enrolment purpose
What they want you to do
Provide Aadhaar/identity or biometric-related information to the unauthorized party
How you lose money
misuse identity information for impersonation, unauthorized services or downstream fraud
What happens next
After the first successful step, the fraudster may demand more money/information, deepen account or device access, or disappear.
Warning signs
authority | trust | urgency | identity harvesting | impersonation
Where this is documented
India — officially documented by an Indian authority/regulator
How to avoid it
Use MFA, unique passwords and official recovery paths; never share OTPs or pair/login devices for someone else; review active sessions regularly.
If it already happened
Contact the bank/payment provider immediately if money moved; report financial cyber fraud promptly via 1930 and cybercrime.gov.in; preserve messages, transaction IDs, phone numbers and URLs. From a clean device, revoke sessions, change credentials and review account recovery/security settings.