BSNL warns users about SMS frauds, asks not to give out personal information
BSNL issued a notice alerting its users about recent SMS frauds and noted that the telco is not asking for any personal information or KYC details of users through SMS.
Yasmin Ahmed | March 10, 2021 | Updated 18:46 IST
Highlights
BSNL has warned its users not to give out personal information through SMS, as it could be part of SMS fraud.
BSNL then noted that the fraudsters are using KYC details through SMS to withdraw money from a customers bank account, through SMS.
SMS headers or senders ID is a combination of six characters that represent the company name of the message sender.
TRAI has directed the telcos to implement the new SMS template, and it has been live since midnight of March 8, 2021. Earlier, the telecom industry was not ready for this change and therefore, it led to the delay in the implementation of the new SMS template.