Identity phishing

Aadhaar Suspended SMS Scam

A message or call says your Aadhaar will be suspended or was used in a crime, and asks you to update it through a link or share an OTP. It is used to take over bank accounts or push you into a digital arrest scam.

if you got this

Treat it as a scam until you check. Don’t click, pay or share a code. Check your Aadhaar only on myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in, typed yourself, or call UIDAI on 1947.

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what it looks like

Forwarded

UIDAI: Your Aadhaar will be suspended within 24 hours due to incomplete biometric update. Update now: uidai-update-kyc.in

Aadhaar is tied to your bank, SIM and subsidies, so a threat to it feels like a threat to everything.

red flags

A link that is not on uidai.gov.in
A caller saying your Aadhaar was used in a crime
Requests for the OTP sent to your Aadhaar-linked phone
A 24-hour suspension threat

if it’s happening now

Check your Aadhaar only on myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in, typed yourself, or call UIDAI on 1947.
Lock your biometrics in the official mAadhaar app or on the UIDAI site if you are worried.
If a caller says your Aadhaar was used in a crime, hang up. That is how digital arrest scams begin.

Already clicked, paid or shared something?

Don’t

Do not share Aadhaar OTPs with anyone.
Do not update Aadhaar through message links.

Save this evidence

Message screenshot
Caller number
Any payments

Stop it happening again

Use a masked Aadhaar where possible and lock biometrics when you are not using them.

questions people ask

Can UIDAI suspend my Aadhaar through an SMS?

UIDAI does not ask you to update Aadhaar through SMS links or calls. Check on myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in or call 1947.

Someone called saying my Aadhaar was used for money laundering.

Hang up. This is the start of a digital arrest scam. No agency arrests or investigates people over a phone or video call. Call 1930 if you were asked for money.

Last reviewed 25 September 2026.