Fraudulent Calls

Sebi warns investors about fraudsters using its logo and letterhead to impersonate officials, asking for payments related to compliance services and penalties

The Enforcement Directorate raids illegal call centres in Chandigarh Tricity involved in fraudulent tech support services targeting foreign nationals, with multiple entities uncovered

Originally launched in May 2023, the Sanchar Saathi portal allows users to directly flag such incidents from their call logs

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) stated that callers have falsely impersonated the DoT to scam people

More probes were completed than in the previous year

India constitutes Truecaller's largest market. Some 70-75 per cent of Truecaller's user base is in India

The man has been arrested on suspicion of 'fraudulent obstruction of business'

From unauthorised sources about their Australian visa and immigration status