The police in Tamil Nadu have blocked 19,654 cell phone numbers that have been involved in cyber crimes. Across the country, cyber crimes are increasing and are mainly carried out through cell phone numbers. The police are taking steps to prevent these crimes, including blocking these numbers. The Cybercrime Police issued a press release stating that cyber crimes are often committed through email, texting and phone calls, where fraudsters ask for bank documents, Aadhaar, PAN number information etc. Calls from cell phone numbers are often used by criminals to carry out their activities. To combat this, the Ministry of Home Affairs has set up a system where the public can request for a cell phone number to be blocked if it is involved in fraudulent or illegal activities. Checking and verifying the numbers, the requested number will be blocked. In Tamil Nadu, 20,197 cell phone numbers have been uploaded for blocking, with 19,654 already deactivated. Tamil Nadu has the highest number of cell phone numbers uploaded for blocking on the website, according to a press release by the Cybercrime Police.
Chennai: According to the police, 19,654 cell phone numbers involved in cyber crimes have been blocked in Tamil Nadu.
Cyber crimes are on the rise across the country. These crimes are mostly carried out through cell phone numbers. Police are making various efforts to prevent such crimes. According to the police, 19,654 cell phone numbers involved in cyber crimes have been blocked in Tamil Nadu.
A press release issued by the Cybercrime Police said: Nowadays cyber crimes are increasing through technologies such as email, texting and phone calls. In that way they ask for bank documents, Aadhaar, PAN number information by contacting the public.
Calls from cell phone numbers asking for such information are often used by fraudsters to carry out their activities.
Ministry of Home Affairs: Therefore, to block mobile numbers involved in fraudulent and illegal activities, a facility has been set up on the website of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center of the Ministry of Home Affairs to raise a request to block the concerned mobile number.
In which, after checking and verifying the mobile numbers involved in cyber crime, the mobile number is blocked. So far in Tamil Nadu, 20,197 cell phone numbers have been uploaded on the website with a request to block them. 19,654 cell phone numbers have been deactivated.
In India, Tamil Nadu has the highest number of cell phone numbers uploaded to the website. This is stated in a press release issued by the Cybercrime Police.