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Be aware: Fraudsters Robbing Thumb Prints For Money!
By: Tupaki Desk | 28 Jun 2023 9:54 PM IST
Mobile banking and digital payments have increased in the country over the past few years. Digital cash was pushed to a point where we people can pay street vendors as well with the help of QR codes. The UPI payments started seeing a big rise when the demonetisation was announced in 2016.
This is only one side of the story. The other side of this is that the chances of fraudsters fooling victims were increased. They are coming up with new ideas to scam people and loot them. One such way was busted by the cops and the accused were arrested.
Going into details, the Andhra Pradesh Police received a few complaints about money going missing from the bank accounts. In total, more than Rs 51 lakhs were looted by the fraudsters. After swinging into action, the Police found shocking details and the way the fraudsters operate.
To help people in getting money from their accounts, the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) was launched under which bank account holders can draw money by entering their Aadhaar numbers and putting their thumb impressions. A certain amount is charged for this.
The fraudsters got hold of the data somehow and looted money. Aadhaar copies and scanned thumb impressions of people who go to the Banking Kiosk were gathered and money from their accounts are withdrawn. The fraudsters blocked the messages that go to account holders' mobiles so that they will not be aware of this.
The new scam came to light when a few villagers and others in the Nellore district found that money in the accounts were withdrawn. The police arrested a few people in this regard and urged people to be more careful while using Aadhaar and fingerprints.
Media reports say that a person working as a document writer at the local registrar office is also among the accused in the case. The person used to keep track of the Aadhaar copies and fingerprints of the account holders and send the same to the other accused. Using the same, they have looted around Rs 51 lakhs. The accused transferred the money to their bank accounts.
This is only one side of the story. The other side of this is that the chances of fraudsters fooling victims were increased. They are coming up with new ideas to scam people and loot them. One such way was busted by the cops and the accused were arrested.
Going into details, the Andhra Pradesh Police received a few complaints about money going missing from the bank accounts. In total, more than Rs 51 lakhs were looted by the fraudsters. After swinging into action, the Police found shocking details and the way the fraudsters operate.
To help people in getting money from their accounts, the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) was launched under which bank account holders can draw money by entering their Aadhaar numbers and putting their thumb impressions. A certain amount is charged for this.
The fraudsters got hold of the data somehow and looted money. Aadhaar copies and scanned thumb impressions of people who go to the Banking Kiosk were gathered and money from their accounts are withdrawn. The fraudsters blocked the messages that go to account holders' mobiles so that they will not be aware of this.
The new scam came to light when a few villagers and others in the Nellore district found that money in the accounts were withdrawn. The police arrested a few people in this regard and urged people to be more careful while using Aadhaar and fingerprints.
Media reports say that a person working as a document writer at the local registrar office is also among the accused in the case. The person used to keep track of the Aadhaar copies and fingerprints of the account holders and send the same to the other accused. Using the same, they have looted around Rs 51 lakhs. The accused transferred the money to their bank accounts.