Aadhaar Update Fake Portal Scam on social media

How it looks on social media, the red flags and what to do.

Social platforms make it easy to look trustworthy: a profile photo, followers and a few posts are enough for a first impression. Aadhaar Update Fake Portal Scam is one of the ways this shows up: Fake Aadhaar update and download websites rank in search results, charge a 'service fee' and collect your Aadhaar number, phone and photo.

What aadhaar update fake portal scam looks like on social media

• A giveaway that asks you to pay a small fee or share a code.
• An ad with a celebrity face and a payment link.
• A "friend" account that is a copy of someone you know.

Scammers register websites and pay for advertising so their page appears above the real one. The address is close to the real one but not the same, and the page copies the look of a government portal. Some are also pushed through videos and posts promising a free instant Aadhaar update. The scammer has not hacked anything. They only need you to arrive.

Red flags to check on the social media message

• The site promises instant correction in minutes.
• The web address has extra words, hyphens or an unusual ending.
• It asks for a selfie holding your Aadhaar card.
• A fee is demanded by personal UPI or a payment link.
• A stranger moves the chat to WhatsApp or Telegram.
• A prize needs a payment or a code first.

What to do

1. Close the page without entering anything.
2. Type the official UIDAI website address by hand, or use the mAadhaar app from the official store.
3. Never upload your Aadhaar to a site you reached through an ad.
4. If you paid, call 1930 and keep screenshots of the chat and the payment.
5. Do not pay, share codes or move to another app.
6. Check the account: when it was created, who follows it, and whether the real brand links to it from its own website.

Use Report on the profile, post or ad. If money was lost, call 1930 and report at cybercrime.gov.in.

If money or a code is already gone

1. Call 1930 if you paid through UPI and report the payee details.
2. File a complaint on cybercrime.gov.in with the page address and screenshots.
3. Check your credit report for loans or accounts you did not open.
4. Keep an eye on SIM and bank alerts and report any new ones to the provider through official channels.

National Cyber Crime Helpline: 1930; report at cybercrime.gov.in.

Safeavio Sentinel's link check lets you paste a web address before you open it and shows signs like lookalike domains and risky patterns. The scam check reads text you share and points out money demands and fake authority. The phone scan can show unknown apps or copies of apps you did not install. It cannot judge a site you do not paste, and it cannot delete a document you have already uploaded.

Full guide: Aadhaar Update Fake Portal Scam: how it works, signs and what to do. Other channels: fake app, email.

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