Identity fraud
Aadhaar / PAN update link
A deadline SMS leads to a clone portal that captures an OTP and identity documents.
How Scam Works?
This conversation is invented. It shows the pattern so you can recognise it. It is not a real message, and nothing here should be replied to or paid.
Demonstration
SMS
AADHAAR-UPD
Scam message
Your Aadhaar will be deactivated tonight. Update KYC on this link and enter the OTP.
What you might say
I will open the UIDAI site myself.
Scam message
That site is under maintenance. Use this link or the ID lapses.
UIDAI and the tax department do not deactivate an ID through a random SMS link.