Haryana: Online fraudsters copy thumb impressions from sale deeds, use Aadhaar to steal money
The Crime Branch of Haryana Police has raised a red flag on the Aadhaar-Enabled Payment System (AEPS) saying that cyber criminals are conducting financial frauds by siphoning off people’s vital data from the system and cloning the fingerprints available on documents on the government website.
The cyber cell under the Crime Branch is currently investigating over 400 complaints pertaining to cyber frauds that are related to AEPS.
Calling it an “online fraud with silicone thumb”, Crime Branch’s Additional Director General O P Singh said investigators have found that fraudsters are withdrawing money by forging biometric thumb impressions and abusing AEPS.