Govt working to prevent international spoof calls deceiving Indian citizens

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) are working together to prevent the influx of spoof calls originating from overseas. These calls falsely claim to be from law enforcement agencies like the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), among others, alleging ‘digital arrests’.

Alternatively, I4C is partnering with Microsoft to combat the misuse of logos belonging to enforcement agencies. These logos are frequently exploited by scammers abroad to extract money from Indian citizens, according to a report in the Economic Times.