According to reports, scammers are perpetrating financial fraud and cybercrime by making international fake calls to Indian individuals, pretending to be from Indian cell phones. Although these calls seem to be coming from India, the calling line identification (CLI) is being manipulated by foreign cybercriminals.
Instances of false digital arrests, FedEx scams, drug and drug-related courier services, government and police official impersonations, disconnections of mobile phones by DoT/TRAI authorities, and other fraudulent activities have all made use of these international spoof calls.
Therefore, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have devised a system to identify and block such incoming international spoofed calls from reaching any Indian telecom subscriber. Now directions have been issued to the TSPs for blocking of such incoming international spoofed calls.
The incoming international spoofed calls with Indian landline numbers are being already blocked by the TSPs as per the directions issued by DoT.
As safety and security of the users is an integral part of vision of Digital India, DoT has already taken many initiatives including citizen centric Sanchar Saathi portal (https://sancharsaathi.gov.in/) to protect telecom users.
Despite best efforts, there may still be some fraudsters who succeed through other means. For such calls, you can help everybody by reporting such suspected fraud communications at Chakshu facility on Sanchar Saathi.
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