90% Reduction in Number of Fraud International Calls

The DoT Has Advised Citizens to Show Caution With Respect to Answering Calls From International Numbers

- Somendra Sharma

There has been a 90% reduction in the number of fraud international calls from Indian numbers, according to the Department of Telecommunication (DoT).

The DoT launched the ‘International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System’ on October 22. The system identifies calls that appear to be originating from within India but are made by the cyber criminals from abroad by manipulating the calling line identity (CLI).

“Within 24 hours of operation of the system, about 1.35 crore or 90% of all incoming international calls with tempered Indian phone numbers were identified and blocked by telecom service providers (TSPs) from reaching Indian subscribers,” DoT said in a statement.