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Cellular scams can now be reported on the Chakshu platform
The Division of Telecom in India has launched portal to report cyber crime of all nature and the motion was taken foundation one of many complaints.
The Division of Telecommunications (DoT), which comes beneath the Ministry of Communications & Info Expertise on Tuesday mentioned that it disconnected a number of cell numbers and blocked 20 cell handsets for misuse in cybercrime and monetary fraud.
In a put up on X, the division wrote a number of cell numbers are disconnected, and “20 related cell handsets have been blocked for misuse in cybercrime/Monetary Fraud”.
This comes after a Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Aditi Chopra shared a few advanced monetary rip-off on X. She virtually fell sufferer to a well-planned fraud that merely makes use of cleverly constructed SMS to generate confusion and, finally, steal cash.
Tagging her put up, the DoT requested individuals to right away report suspected fraud to Chakshu (a platform for reporting fraud calls and texts) in the event that they observe such incidents.
In March, the telecom division issued an advisory to residents about calls impersonating DoT, threatening individuals to disconnect their cell numbers.
Calls are being acquired by the residents whereby callers, within the title of DoT, are threatening that every one of their cell numbers can be disconnected or their cell numbers are being misused in some unlawful actions, the division has mentioned.
It additionally issued an advisory about WhatsApp calls from foreign-origin cell numbers (like +92) impersonating authorities officers and duping the individuals.
