Advice on call: The Indian Department of Telecommunications on Friday issued an advisory to people regarding calls threatening to block their mobile numbers. Citizens are calling in the name of the Department of Telecommunications and threatening that all their mobile numbers will be blocked or their mobile numbers will be used. For any illegal activity. Can be misused.
The Department of Telecommunications has also issued an advisory on WhatsApp calls from foreign origin mobile numbers like +92 to defraud people by impersonating a government official. The Department of Telecommunications has said that cyber crime is carried out through calls in which attempts are made to steal personal information.
Along with this, the department said that they are not authorized to make any such calls from their side. The department has advised people not to give any information about receiving such calls. The government has asked citizens to report such frauds through the Sanchar Sathi portal 'Chakshu-Report Suspected Fraud Communications' facility.
Apart from this, Citizen Communication Partner Portal can check the mobile connection in its name and can report any mobile connection on No Mobile Connection feature.