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.
Feb 16, 2021, 14:25 PM IST
New Delhi: In a bid to crack down on tele financial frauds and pesky calls, Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Communications and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad chaired a high level meeting.
The objective of the government is to address the rising concern and irritation of consumers over Unsolicited Messages on mobile phones, repeated harassment through SMS, promising fraudulent loan transactions and above all make digital transaction safe and secure.
In the meeting, Minister of Communication directed the officials to take strict action against erring telemarketers and individuals involved in harassment of telecom subscribers. The method of harassment includes unsolicited commercial messages or calls. Further, the Minster observed that telecom resources are also being used to carry out financial frauds and dupe the common man of his hard-earned money.Clear directions were issued to the officials to take strict and tangible actio