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WhatsApp Spam Calls: A large number of people around the world use WhatsApp. Nowadays many fake calls are seen on the app. In such a situation, the security of users has become a matter of concern. Cyber criminals or hackers are making fake calls to people by posing as fake government officials but now there is no need to panic. Actually, now you can lodge a complaint about these fake calls and send the caller or the person sending the message to jail.
Many times people have to face problems due to increasing cases of fake calls and messages on WhatsApp. Now government portals can help you deal with these matters. The Department of Telecommunications has launched a government portal 'Chakshu' to combat cyber fraud. You can report fraud calls and messages by going here.
Chakshu is a platform where you can file a complaint about suspected fraudulent messages or calls or spam calls and messages on WhatsApp. This includes spam calls and messages related to bank account, payment wallet, gas connection, electricity connection, sextortion, KYC update.
How to complain online
– You can complain online against fake WhatsApp calls and messages in this way.
-For this, first of all you have to go to the official website of Sancharsathi (https://sancharsathi.gov.in/).
-You have to go to this website and click on Citizen Centric Services option.
– Here you have to go to Report Suspected Fraud Communication and click.
-After this, if you go to Continue for Reporting option, a form will open.
– In this form you will have to give complete information about the fake WhatsApp call or message.
-In this you will have to click on whatever complaint is there in the fraud list.
-You will also have to upload the screenshot of the fake call or message here.
-While writing the complaint details you have to enter your mobile number and name.
-After this, it will have to be submitted after captcha code and OTP verification.
