Many cases of misuse of Aadhaar Card have come to light recently. It is not just an ID but has become our need. From opening a bank account to buying a new SIM card, you need Aadhaar card. Due to its misuse you may have to suffer huge losses.
Whether we want to book a room in a hotel or book a train or flight ticket, we need Aadhaar card. At these places we share our Aadhaar card indiscriminately and do not think about its misuse. However, this mistake can prove costly. Money can be withdrawn from your bank account by stealing Aadhar card information.
Many such cases have come to light, in which hackers have defrauded people of lakhs by stealing Aadhar card information. If you do not want this to happen to you too, then you should keep some things in mind. Do not share Aadhar card anywhere. If necessary, you can use masked Aadhar card. Your Aadhaar number is not shared in this.
Apart from this you can lock the biometric of your Aadhar card. By doing this your Aadhar card will not be misused. Due to biometric lock, KYC verification will not be completed and your identity may remain safe.
Lock your Aadhar card like this
For this, first of all you have to go to UIDAI website (https://uidai.gov.in/).
By going here, select the language of your choice and go to the next page.
Aadhaar Card Misuse
Then you will have the home page of UIDAI Website open. Scrolling down there, you will get the option of Aadhaar Services.
Here Lock/Unlock Biometrics will be visible at the bottom.
Tap on it and go to the next page.
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Here you will get the steps to lock Aadhar card.
Before you go to the next step, you have to generate the virtual ID number of your Aadhar card.
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For this, go to this website https://resident.uidai.gov.in/genericGenerateOrRetriveVID and generate or retrieve the virtual ID number of your Aadhar card.
You have to click or tap on Generate after entering your Aadhaar number and captcha here.
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An OTP (One Time Password) will be sent to the mobile number registered with your Aadhar Card, enter it and generate Virtual ID.
Now you go to the page to lock/unlock Aadhar card.
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Here you will get the option of Lock and Unlock Aadhar Card.
To lock the card, select Lock and after entering the given information, you can secure your Aadhar card by locking it.
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