Fraudulent Calls and SMS

The fraudulent calls and SMS are rampant. We get warnings from financial bodies and government bodies not to respond to such calls. But this is not enough. There must be a system to lodge complaint and to verify the facts. I tried to find out any such facility in India but failed to find out.

My relative received one call from a number 08130383717:

You (mine relative) have accrued a bonus of Rs 160480 for your (mine relative) for your matured LIC policy. If you don’t claim it then this amount will be deposited in account of your agent who conducted your policy. If you want this amount given by Global Value ....... (not heard last name properly) then you will have to pay Rs 20500, out of which Rs 20000 is refundable and 500 is registration fee.

Similar calls have been received by my brother-in-law and his colleagues. There is a facility of free national and international calls and SMS on the Net, perhaps those who subscribe to it they disclose their names and phone numbers. In another fraud, my brother-in-law received a call from his son’s number but as voice was different and accent different so he got suspicious and confirmed from his son who said he had not called. Thus call numbers and our contact names along with them all may be fraudulent. So beware and demand for complaint, verification and legal action to check frauds.