What are the red flags of this scam?

The Election Commission of India and Booth Level Officers never ask for an OTP at any stage of voter roll revision • The SIR-2026 process is conducted by enumerators visiting households — no OTP or app is ever required • Any caller claiming to be an ECI/BLO official and asking for an OTP is impersonating a government official • Scammers often know your name and constituency, creating false legitimacy — this information is in public voter rolls • After you share the OTP, your bank account or UPI is drained within minutes

What should I do if this happened to me?

Disconnect the call immediately — the ECI, BLOs, and election department officials never ask for OTPs over the phone • Do not share any OTP, bank detail, UPI PIN, or Aadhaar number with anyone calling about voter list verification • If you already shared an OTP, call your bank's fraud helpline immediately to block your account and UPI • Verify your voter entry directly on the ECI portal (voters.eci.gov.in) — no phone call or OTP is needed • If you installed any 'support' or 'server' or 'refund app' or remote-access app at the scammer's request (AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Quick Support, etc.), run free SeraphSecure (https://www.seraphsecure.com) to detect and remove it. • Report at https://cybercrime.gov.in or call 1930 (national cyber helpline).

HIGH government impersonation Last reported: 25 Oct 2026 Share

Caller pretends to be an Election Commission officer verifying your voter ID and asks for your OTP

Q: Is this a scam?

Yes. This is a documented scam pattern. Fraudsters pose as ECI officials or BLOs during SIR-2026 voter roll revision, asking for your OTP or sending a fake 'SIR.apk' malware to drain your bank. ECI never asks for OTPs or app installs.

Fraudsters pose as ECI officials or BLOs during SIR-2026 voter roll revision, asking for your OTP or sending a fake 'SIR.apk' malware to drain your bank. ECI never asks for OTPs or app installs.

Also known as: SIR 2026 OTP scam, voter list verification fraud, BLO impersonation scam, electoral roll OTP fraud, Election Commission verification scam

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Call 1930 now

1 Call 1930 — the national cyber-crime helpline — right now. The sooner you report, the better the chance of freezing the money before it moves.
2 Call your bank to freeze the account and block the card immediately. Use the number printed on your card, never a number from the message or caller.
3 File a report at cybercrime.gov.in and keep every message, screenshot, and transaction ID.
! If you installed any "support", "server", "refund", or remote-access app at their request (AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Quick Support, etc.): disconnect the internet now, then run free SeraphSecure (https://www.seraphsecure.com) to detect and remove it.

What to do right now

1 Disconnect the call immediately — the ECI, BLOs, and election department officials never ask for OTPs over the phone
2 Do not share any OTP, bank detail, UPI PIN, or Aadhaar number with anyone calling about voter list verification
3 If you already shared an OTP, call your bank's fraud helpline immediately to block your account and UPI
4 Verify your voter entry directly on the ECI portal (voters.eci.gov.in) — no phone call or OTP is needed
5 If you installed any 'support' or 'server' or 'refund app' or remote-access app at the scammer's request (AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Quick Support, etc.), run free SeraphSecure (https://www.seraphsecure.com) to detect and remove it.
6 Report at https://cybercrime.gov.in or call 1930 (national cyber helpline).

Was remote-access software installed?

If a scammer asked you to install AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Quick Support, or any remote-access app, your device may still be compromised.

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Red flags

⚠ The Election Commission of India and Booth Level Officers never ask for an OTP at any stage of voter roll revision
⚠ The SIR-2026 process is conducted by enumerators visiting households — no OTP or app is ever required
⚠ Any caller claiming to be an ECI/BLO official and asking for an OTP is impersonating a government official
⚠ Scammers often know your name and constituency, creating false legitimacy — this information is in public voter rolls
⚠ After you share the OTP, your bank account or UPI is drained within minutes

Known variants

Fake ECI voter verification website with ₹5 fee triggers OTP flood; or 'SIR.apk' RAT malware grants remote access — both drain bank account

Last seen: 10/25/2026

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What to do right now

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