SIM not working? You may be defrauded

[Devesh]

If you are suddenly unable to access your bank account through your mobile phone, promptly contact your telecom operator and the bank. Chances are that you may have become victim of a fraud.

A gang operating in different states has begun faking the identity of the victim and change his or her sim card that is used for banking through mobile phone. The cybercrime cell that is on the trail of the gang will be visiting UP, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh soon.

The gang that has members in several states then siphons the money from your bank and disappears. Last month, two cases of cheating executed with this modus operandi were registered with the cyber-crime cell. “These cases brought to fore the new technique that this gang has adopted to cheat people and disappear without leaving a trace. It is an organized gang that does lot of recce before cheating people,” said A D Gamit, police sub-inspector, cybercrime cell.

SIM: SIM not working? You may be defrauded, Telecom News, ET Telecom

 

[IndianMascot]

All such users won't be alert.

These days SMS services is blocked for 24 hours after sim replacement. Also, network is lost once sim is replaced.

So, it is suggested to check these 2 things and avoid any kind of fraud.

 

[Aviral Sangal]

People usually get sim registration failed. But after this aadhar link these frauds won't work

 

[SRIRAM]

Yes it's become very dangerous these days I stopped using mobile services even I have made no mobile number linked to my account s

 

[Aviral Sangal]

Instead get your number aadhaar verified so that replacement sim can't be issued without your biometric