Scam warning
TRAI has issued a warning to crores of mobile users in the country to avoid fraud in the name of free recharge offers. These days, scammers are sending SMS to people in the name of TRAI and cheating them in the name of free recharge. The telecom regulator has asked to be cautious of any such message. Besides, instructions have also been issued that no such offer is issued by TRAI. Only telecom companies bring offers related to mobile recharge for their users. For this, users should visit the official website of telecom operators or contact customer care.
TRAI warned users
TRAI has issued this warning through its WhatsApp community post regarding fraud in the name of fake mobile recharge plans. TRAI has said in its post that scammers send such fake messages to gain access to users’ devices so that personal information including banking can be stolen from their phones.
trai fake recharge warning
After this, TRAI has issued instructions to the users saying that TRAI neither makes nor promotes any offer. For any tariff offer, users can contact access service providers i.e. telecom operators. TRAI has warned the users not to click on any URL or link coming in such messages. Clicking on such links can introduce a virus into the phone, which can steal the user’s personal information.
What to do when you receive such messages?
TRAI has advised users to be cautious and also report such fake messages or calls. TRAI has asked users to report such messages and calls on cyber crime website https://Cybercrime.gov.in and Sanchar Saathi portal https://sancharsaathi.gov.in so that action can be taken against them. Could. TRAI has blocked more than 1 lakh such fake message templates recently.
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