Delhi/Hyderabad, April 28 (Maxim News): In the past few months, ‘Digital Arrest’ scams have been increasing in the country and are becoming a major threat. The Supreme Court has also expressed concern over the fact that many people, from common people to celebrities, are falling prey to these scams. In this context, the Center (Union Govt) has made several rules to curb digital arrest scams. The report related to these rules has been recently submitted to the Supreme Court. The Center has mentioned proposals like biometric SIM verification and freezing of suspicious bank accounts to curb these digital arrest scams in its report.
The Centre has prepared this report after consulting various experts and government officials. After examining its report, the Centre has asked the Supreme Court to issue directions to the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and RBI officials for the implementation of the proposals. The Attorney General has submitted this report to the court on behalf of the Centre. The Supreme Court will examine the recommendations in the report and issue directions to the concerned departments.
Central government recommendations.
Telecommunications (User Identification) Rules and biometric identity verification system should be strictly implemented while issuing SIM cards.
Telecom service providers must take steps to ensure strict compliance with the regulations.
Point of sale vendors who perform SIM activation should be verified from time to time. POS and telecom operators should be directed to provide subscriber activation details during investigation of cases.
Fraudulent SIM cards used for cybercrime, including digital arrest scams, should be blocked as soon as possible.
Apps like WhatsApp should strictly enforce the SIM binding mechanism. The app should bring advanced features to detect long-running fraudulent calls.
The IDs of digital devices used for fraud should be identified and blocked immediately. Only then can the possibility of the accused committing fraud with a different account from that device be prevented.
The RBI should be directed to formulate a standard operating procedure for temporarily freezing suspicious bank accounts used for cybercrime, instead of debiting them. (Maxim News)
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