Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System in New Delhi today. The Department of Communications and Telecom Services has jointly devised the system to identify and block incoming international spoofed calls from reaching Indian telecom subscribers. The system was made operational, and within 24 hours, about 1.35 crore incoming international calls with Indian phone numbers were identified as spoofed and blocked by telecom service providers.

These spoofed calls have often been used for financial scams, impersonating government officials, and creating panic. There have also been cases of cybercrime threatening disconnection of mobile numbers, fake digital arrests, drugs or narcotics in couriers, impersonation of police officials, and arrests in sex rackets, among other issues. Those who have already lost money or fallen victim to cybercrime can report it at the cybercrime helpline number 1930 or on the website https://www.cybercrime.gov.in.