The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the telecom companies to block all incoming international spoof calls to Indian consumers. Fraudsters manipulate the identity of the calling number and show that the call is coming from India, when in reality it is an international call. When users watch a call from an Indian number, they tend to pick up the call and fall for the scams carried out by these fraudsters. To ensure that the end user is safe, the telecom companies have been instructed by the government to block all incoming international spoof calls.
“DoT and Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have come up with a system to identify and block such international spoofed calls so that they cannot reach any Indian telecom subscriber. Now, directions have been issued to the TSPs for blocking such incoming international spoofed calls,” the statement said (via Business Standard).
Read more – DoT blacklists entities that misuse SMS headers for fraud
Such calls have already been blocked by the TSPs. However, this does not mean that such frauds can no longer occur. There is always a chance that the fraudsters will find a loophole or a new strategy to deceive the users. The government has asked users to remain alert and also report such calls to the relevant authority as this will help everyone.
“Despite all efforts, there may still be fraudsters who succeed in other ways to call to actionYou can help everyone by reporting such suspected fraud messages at Chakshu facility to Sanchar Saathi,” the statement said.
Read more – DoT Block lost or stolen mobile service now live for all users in India
DoT recently asked the telecom companies to re-verify over 6.8 lakh mobile numbers as these numbers appear to have been obtained using fake or invalid documents. The telecom companies have been given sixty days to do this. Using fake documents, scammers take these mobile connections and make calls to regular users to trap them.
