Centre Issues Advisory Over Fake Calls Impersonating Telecom Department
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As per the release, cybercriminals, through such calls, try to threaten and steal personal information to carry out cybercrime or financial fraud.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued an advisory to citizens today about calls impersonating DoT and threatening people to disconnect their mobile numbers for being involved in illegal activities.
The DoT has also issued an advisory about WhatsApp calls from foreign-origin mobile numbers, like 92, impersonating government officials and duping people.
According to an official release from the Ministry of Communications, "The DoT has issued an advisory to citizens that calls are being received by the citizens wherein callers, in the name of DoT, are threatening that all of their mobile numbers would be disconnected or their mobile numbers are being misused in some illegal activities."
