Bought Any Name On Disconnection Of Cellular Quantity Due To Billing, KYC? TRAI Says… | Know-how Information

New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has cautioned telecom subscribers to watch out for fraudulent calls impersonating TRAI

“There have been a number of Media Stories within the latest instances that the Customers are being focused by way of telephonic calls or messages by fraudsters posing as TRAI officers threatening disconnection of Cellular Connection for being concerned in unlawful actions and for extraction of cash,” Ministry of Communications stated.

On this regard, it’s knowledgeable that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) doesn’t provoke communication with Clients relating to Cellular Quantity disconnection by way of messages or in any other case. TRAI has additionally not licensed any third-party Company to contact Clients for such functions. Subsequently, any type of communication (name, message, or discover) claiming to be from TRAI and threatening Cellular Quantity disconnection needs to be thought-about a possible fraudulent try and should not be entertained.

The disconnection of any Cellular Quantity as a result of Billing, KYC or misuse if any, is finished by the respective Telecom Service Supplier (TSP). Residents are suggested to be vigilant and don’t get panicked to fall prey to suspected Fraudsters. They’re additional suggested to cross-verify such Calls by contacting the licensed Name Centres or Buyer Service Centres of the respective TSP.

To forestall the misuse of Telecom Assets for Cybercrime and Monetary Fraud, Residents are inspired to report suspected fraudulent communications by way of the Chakshu facility on the Division of Telecommunications Sanchar Saathi platform. This platform could be accessed at https://sancharsaathi.gov.in/sfc/. For confirmed cases of Cybercrime, victims ought to report the incident on the designated Cybercrime helpline quantity ‘1930’ or by way of the official web site at https://cybercrime.gov.in/.