The Department of Telecommunications of the Central Government i.e. DoT has given instructions to block 392 mobiles. These mobiles will be blocked by tracking their IMEI.
In such a situation, this mobile cannot be used again. Meaning, it will become junk in a way. Actually, the Central Government is in the mood to take action regarding the Electricity KYC update scam. Under this, instructions have been given to block the mobiles.
About 31,740 mobile connections have been identified in connection with the electricity KYC update scam. These mobile handsets will be re-verified again, as the mobiles are suspected to be used with fake IDs and SIMs. The process of blocking the mobile numbers of people involved in such scams will continue.
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In this type of scam, a message is sent to common people via SMS and WhatsApp regarding KYC update of your electricity bill. For this, KYC update is done by clicking on a malicious APK file. However, as soon as the user does this, the scammer takes control of your mobile in his hands.
A complaint has been made on the Chakshu portal of the Department of Telecommunications regarding this. You can also complain about such scams on the Chakshu portal. This is an AI driven portal. Action has been taken on 392 complaints on this portal and instructions have been given to block the mobile. Also, it has been said to investigate 31,740 mobile numbers.
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