How Cyber Criminals Got 11,000 SIMs Issued On Fake Aadhar Card Using Document Printing Sites

KANPUR: Digitization has increased rapidly in India leading to which all the important documents have been made online. But these conveniences are now being exploited by cyber criminals to commit fraud.

All the important documents are now available online but these are being forged by cyber criminals. Hackers are now making documents like Aadhar Card, Voter ID Card, PAN Card, Driving License to procure SIM cards to commit financial fraud.

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There are many websites available on the internet which is offering services of downloading Aadhar cards without mobile OTP.

The revelation came after the Kanpur police arrested a gang involved in issuing over 11,000 SIM cards using fake documents and false names. According to authorities, two people have been arrested in connection with the crime.

Over 800 forged Aadhaar cards have been found by criminals. The SIM cards were all from Vodafone Idea, and they were all activated with fake Aadhaar cards. These SIM cards were subsequently sold across the country to cybercriminals.

The SIMs were used in criminal operations in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar.

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After getting duped out of Rs 20,000, a transporter filed a cheating complaint at Chakeri Police Station in Kanpur.

The authorities claimed that the firm had committed fraud, wondering how thousands of SIM cards were supplied using a single Aadhaar card.

The alleged role of Vodafone Idea executives in the case is expected to be investigated by the Crime Branch.

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The Kanpur Unit of the Crime Branch would also write to senior company officials in this regard. They’ll also write to the Indian government’s Department of Telecom to complain about suspected anomalies in the process of providing Vodafone Idea SIM cards.

MODUS-OPERANDI

• A website called ‘Aadhaar Print,’ which has been one of the most sought websites on the Internet, was used to create forged Aadhaar cards.
• The accused allegedly saved extra pictures of clients who purchased SIM cards from them. They made numerous counterfeit Aadhaar cards by exploiting those images.
• Police claims such websites are illegally operational. Meanwhile, thorough inquiry shows multiple such websites are active which are being used to download fake documents.

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