Is India Really Cracking Down on Phone Scams?
A recent Commsrisk article referenced ‘Operation Chakra’, a series of raids by the Indian police on locations associated with cybercrime including scam call centers that defraud foreigners. But does Indian law enforcement follow up arrests by prosecuting the criminals? That is the question asked by well-known YouTube…



At 00.17 AM in the night, I switch on my number.I had been only occasionally switching on this number being financially connected.
As soon as my SIM caught tower, immediately this number rang on, as if as soon as 'they' detected my number to be contactable, it just rang on. This is only possible if a software powered, internet connected as well as penetrated into telecom towers,a malicious system had been planted.
Since due to security reasons I don't use any third party number recognition app, stunned by 17 calls from this number within a span of 3-4 minutes, I checked this number, through a VPN, using a third party website, found to be reported 'SPAM' by more than 2500 people.The virtual caller seems to be a 'HDFC' crook.