Technical News Office – Nowadays, cases of online fraud are increasing rapidly in the country. Every day people fall victim to such frauds in which their hard-earned money is lost within minutes. Cybercriminals are adopting new methods to scare and deceive people. One of these methods is “Digital Arrest”, through which fraudsters extort money from the victim. For this reason, the government has also issued a warning to mobile phone users. Let us know in detail…
The government gave this warning
The Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are continually raising awareness of this growing danger. Recently, the Ministry of Telecommunications i.e. DoT has issued an alert regarding fake calls from foreign numbers. The Ministry of Telecommunications claims that many fake calls are made from these international digital codes. Avoid answering these calls…
+77
+89
+85
+86
+84
Indeed, the government has asked to pay particular attention to calls from these numbers and to file a complaint immediately in the event of suspicion of fraud. You can file a complaint against these calls through the Sanchar Sathi portal, which will allow the government to block these numbers.
Asking for money pretending to be a government official
Recently, a 25-year-old student also fell victim to the “digital arrest” scam. The caller identified himself as a government official and said that “a complaint has been registered on your phone number.” After that, he demanded money by threatening “digital arrest.” The student became nervous and shared all his bank details, after which the money was withdrawn from his account.
So how to avoid this scam?
Be careful when receiving calls from unknown international numbers.
Do not share your bank details, OTP or personal information under any circumstances.
If you are a victim of fraud, report it immediately on Sanchar Sathi portal or Cyber Crime Helpline 1930.
Don’t be afraid of false threats and ignore false claims like “digital arrest.”
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