what can someone do with a scanned copy of my Aadhar card?
Aadhaar Card Misuse: In today’s time, Aadhaar card is used everywhere. It has become an essential document, through which all government and non-government works are completed. If you want to take advantage of government schemes, subsidies, then you will definitely have to make Aadhar card. Information from your name, address, phone number to fingerprint is hidden in the Aadhar card.
However, your Aadhaar card information can be misused during digital transactions or due to any fraud. If you want to know whether your Aadhar card has been misused somewhere, then you can know this in an easy way.
UIDAI provides this facility
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which manages the Aadhaar card, provides this facility. With this facility of UIDAI, you can find out when and where the Aadhaar number has been used. You can also do this work sitting at home.
know this way
Firstly visit the official website of AADHAR
Here the option of Aadhaar Authentication History will be found at the bottom of Aadhaar Services, click on it.
After this, you have to enter your Aadhaar number and enter the security code as shown and click on Send OTP.
Now an OTP will come on your mobile number, now enter this OTP and click on submit.
After this, fill all the information asked including authentication type, date range and OTP
As soon as you click on Verify OTP, a list will appear in front of you. Keep in mind here that you can see up to 6 months of data.
Complain here on wrong use
After doing this process, if you come to know that your Aadhar card has been misused somewhere, then you can immediately file a complaint about it. For this, you can call on the toll free number 1947 or email help@uidai.gov.in.
