Scam Alert: Are calls, emails, or SMS purporting to be fake or real? Find out how...

Scam cases are increasing day by day. A single phone call, email, or message can steal your life's savings. Most scammers call, text, or email using the name of a bank or financial institution. They use this method to easily lure people into believing their lies and defraud them. They use intimidating statements, threatening to close their accounts or cut off services, so that they immediately agree to their demands. In this situation, people fall prey to fraud in a hurry. They are unable to determine whether a call, email, or website is genuine or fake. The government has come up with a solution to address this problem.

DoT's New System
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched a new system. This system allows citizens to check whether an email, phone number, or website they receive is from a bank or institution. This can help them avoid falling victim to fraud.

Tweeted
The Department of Telecommunications announced this initiative through a post on 'X'. In his tweet, he wrote, "Empowering citizens to choose safe digital options! Think before you share. Fraudsters often impersonate trusted institutions. Always verify using a trusted contact on #SancharSaathi before taking action."

The new system will provide this information.
This system is part of the "Sanchar Saathi" portal. Through it, people can easily find official information about any bank or financial institution. You can search by entering the bank's name, website, email address, or phone number. If the information is correct, you will receive the data. This will include their official website, email address, phone number, toll-free number, WhatsApp number, and other ways to connect with customer service.

This is how it helps people.
Fraudsters often use various tactics to scare people. They threaten to close their bank account or terminate services if they don't comply immediately. This scares people, and they unthinkingly fall for their tricks. In such a situation, it is very important to know whether the person or organization you are talking to is genuine or not.

People will benefit
This facility can prove to be very helpful for the general public. Cases of online fraud have increased significantly these days. People often trust information found online, but that information can also be inaccurate. Through this portal, you can verify the official information of any bank or financial institution.

This information is missing from the portal.
For your information, while this portal provides information about government banks, information about some private banks, such as ICICI Bank, is incomplete. Important contact information, such as official and WhatsApp numbers, is missing.

How to use it?
To use it, you must visit the Sanchar Saathi portal, or you can directly click on this link.
Now, select the option for the number, email, message, etc., you need information about.
Then enter the number and click on Search. You will now get all the details related to that number.

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