Call Forwarding Service: Big news for all the mobile users of the country, the government has taken a big decision to stop online frauds happening every day in the country. The Department of Telecommunications has ordered all telecom companies to stop USSD-based call forwarding service. Call forwarding service will stop in the country after April 15, 2024.
A notice in this regard has been issued by the department in which it has been said that all licenses for USSD-based call forwarding will become invalid from April 15. This decision has been taken by the department to prevent online fraud. For your information, let us tell you that USSD is a feature with the help of which many services can be activated and deactivated on a number by dialing a specified code. IMEI number is also detected through the USSD code.
Disadvantages of call forwarding
Through the call forwarding feature, messages, and calls coming to your number can be forwarded to any other number. Scammers call people and say that they are talking to their telecom company. They also say that the company has noticed that there is a network problem with your number.
To overcome this dial a number and this USSD number is for call forwarding. After entering the USSD code, all the messages and calls are forwarded to the scammer's phone, after which they can drain your bank account by asking for OTP and can also take access to the social media account. By forwarding calls, other SIM cards can also be issued in your name and number.
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