| Title of article | Source | Location | Date | Fraud |
| Online banking fraud racket busted – 4 including kingpin held | Hindustan Times | Delhi | 25-05-2018 | Banking Fraud |
| Aadhaar-link con calls may wipe out your bank balance | The Times of India | Lucknow | 13-05-2018 | Phishing Scam |
| Credit card fraud: 3 nabbed in Bengal | Times of India | Hyderabad | 5-Apr-18 | Credit Card |
| Guard duped of Rs 40,000 over ‘Aadhaar linking’ | The Indian Express | Mumbai | 18-04-2018 | Phishing Scam |
| Man duped of Rs 1 lakh over Aadhaar card linking in Ajmer | Times of India | Ajmer | 18-04-2018 | Phishing Scam |
| Man duped of Rs 4.08 lakh in name of linking Aadhaar to mobile number | The Hitavada | Nandavan | 4-Dec-18 | Phishing Scam |
| Woman calls ‘bank’ to open PPF account, duped of Rs 1.23 lakh | Indian Express | Mumbai | 4-Oct-18 | Phishing Scam |
| Indore: Youth duped of Rs 40,000 in name of linking Aadhaar to bank account | The Free Press Journal | Indore | 4-Sep-18 | Phishing Scam |
| Maharashtra man loses Rs 75,000 to phishing fraud in the name of ‘Aadhaar linking’ | Times of India | Thane | 7-Apr-18 | Phishing Scam |
| Six arrested for Rs 1.95-crore HDFC Bank loan fraud | The New Indian Express | Kadapa | 25-02-2018 | NA |
| Man arrested for creating fake IDs to get credit cards, duping five banks | The New Indian Express | Hyderabad | 20-02-2018 | Credit Card |
| Two held for duping e-commerce website | 15-02-2018 | Indore | 15-02-2018 | Cyber Fraud |
| Bank fraud: Man who made fake PAN, Aadhaar card held | The Times of India | Agra | 15-02-2018 | Bank fraud |
| Credit card fraud: Ex-bank employee held | Times of India | Ahmedabad | 15-02-2018 | Credit Card |
| Bengaluru medical seat fraud: Fake Aadhaar cards used to open bank accounts | New Indian Express | Bengaluru | 15-Feb-18 | Bank account |
| Dead Man’s Aadhaar Card Forged to Con Firm of Rs. 1.53 lakh | Times of India | Ahmedabad | 8-Feb-18 | Bank fraud |
| Customers defrauded at 4 PSBs through Aadhaar-based authentication misuse | Business Standard | Multiple | 8-Feb-18 | Bank fraud |
| Fraudsters access prof’s Aadhaar details | The Hindu | Delhi | 05-02-2018 | Credit Card |
| Conned on the phone, 71-year-old woman dies of shock in Chennai | The New Indian Express | Chennai | 23-01-2018 | Phishing Scam |
| Elderly woman dies after losing ₹90,000 to online fraud | The Hindu | Chennai | 23-01-2018 | Phishing Scam |
| How linking his mobile SIM with Aadhaar cost a man Rs 1,10,000 | Gadgets Now | Jaipur | 12-Jan-18 | Phishing Scam |
| Kerala: Ex-banker loses Rs 1 lakh in OTP fraud | Deccan Chronicle | Kochi | 11-01-2018 | Phishing Scam |
| Bengaluru woman’s shock night: Debit card fraud and a fake Aadhar card | Sify Finance | Bengaluru | 08-Jan-18 | Debit Card |
| Senior KMC official tries to link Aadhaar with e-wallet, duped | Times of India | Kolkata | 04-01-2018 | Phishing Scam |
| Aadhaar Mess: How Airtel Pulled Off Its Rs 190 Crore Magic Trick | The wire | Multiple | 21-Dec-17 | Airtel payments wallet |
| MP loses Rs 27,000 after revealing OTP to crooks on phone | Times of India | Delhi | 20-Dec-17 | Phishing Scam |
| Aadhaar of 300 people stolen, Rs 40 lakh pension money swindled | New Indian Express | Andhra Pradesh | 09-Dec-17 | Bank fraud |
| Thane Businessman Says Bank Linked His Account to Aadhaar without Permission | Times of India | Thane | 04-Dec-17 | Non-consent |
| Fraudulent calls: Callers use debit card, Aadhaar data to dupe eight of Rs 2.42 lakh | Indian Express | Mumbai | 28-11-2017 | Debit Card |
| Rs. 5 lakh cyber fraud: Accused arrested | The Pioneer | Bhopal | 24-11-2017 | Cyber Fraud |
| Telangana: Conmen use OTP to loot | Deccan Chronicle | Telangana | 21-Nov-17 | Phishing Scam |
| Pune cybercrime spike sees fraudsters using ‘Adhaar’ to con residents | Hindustan Times | Pune | 29-10-2017 | Phishing Scam |
| Aadhaar SIM linking: This man lost Rs 1.3 lakh from salary account due to a fraud | Financial Express | Kerala | 25-Oct-17 | Phishing Scam |
| Sophisticated Aadhaar-related bank fraud has left police in Delhi and Noida baffled | Scroll.in | Delhi & Noida | 05-Oct-17 | Bank fraud |
| Mumbai senior citizen latest victim of vishing fraud, loses Rs60,000 to ‘bank official’ | Hindustan Times | Mumbai | 28-09-2017 | Phishing Scam |
| Aadhaar seeding scam takes root | The Telegraph | Jharkhand | 02-Sep-17 | Bank fraud |
| Mumbai man promises to link 70-yr-old’s bank account to Aadhaar card, dupes her of Rs1.67 lakh | Hindustan Times | Mumbai | 14-08-2017 | Phishing Scam |
| Fraudster poses as UIDAI exec, dupes woman | DNA | Mumbai | 14-08-2017 | Phishing Scam |
| Man loses Rs 25,000 after fraudulent phone call in Mumbai | Indian Express | Mumbai | 14-08-2017 | Phishing Scam |
| Trader loses Rs 11.69 lakhs in another digital banking fraud | The New Indian Express | Rourkela | 18-07-2017 | Banking Fraud |
| Aadhaar linkage con costs wife of CA whopping Rs 1.6 lakh | Financial Express | Delhi | 17-07-2017 | Phishing Scam |
| Cyber criminals dupe bank holders by seeking details of Aadhaar on pretext of linking to PAN | India Today | Noida | 05-Jul-17 | Phishing Scam |
| Online frauds on the rise in Odisha with increase in digital banking | The New Indian Express | Rourkela | 16-05-2017 | Cyber Fraud |
| Aadhaar turning a trump card for online fraudsters | Times of India | Hyderabad | 07-Oct-15 | Cyber Fraud |
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Vidyut
Vidyut is a commentator on socio-political issues with a keen understanding of tech and policy. She has been observing and commenting on Aadhaar since 2010 from a perspective of human rights, democracy and technological robustness.
