Spam Calls India: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in New Delhi warned mobile users about potential scams involving calls from foreign numbers like +92 on WhatsApp. They cautioned against sharing personal information if callers claim to be government officials threatening to disconnect mobile numbers due to illegal activities. DoT urged proactive reporting of such incidents on the Sanchar Saathi portal and advised contacting cyber-crime helpline if victimized.
This step has been taken on the back of numerous reports of fraudulent calls impersonating government officials from the DoT, threatening mobile number disconnection or alleging involvement in illegal activities.