ARE YOU TIRED OF UNWANTED CALLS ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE?

Unwanted calls on mobile phones are a common source of annoyance and irritation. This happens to everyone every day. Sometimes offers are made to get credit cards through these calls and sometimes information is given about property offers. Many types of scams are carried out through these calls and the person who gets trapped gets money withdrawn from his bank account. Many have become victims at one time or the other.

 

I am a witness to this myself. I get about 8 or 10 spam calls a day. I have nothing to do with these phone calls. Even if I ever pick up the call, the caller will ask me about the sale and purchase of my house. Another will talk about insurance. A third person will talk about an apartment promotion and try to convince me to buy it. The result is that even though the fourth person is calling genuinely, I am forced to ignore it, thinking it is a spam call.

 

On checking the phone calls it was found that the SIM card was from Gujarat, while another was from Madhya Pradesh or Haryana. The call from the Home Ministry is showing on the mobile for the third time. The fourth call is from the health line, and the fifth is from a stockbroker. In this way, calls keep coming from different names throughout the day. On checking True Caller, it was found that these calls were fraudulent. Most of these numbers are fake caller ID numbers. This is probably not the number you received a call.

NEED TO BE ALERT, FULLY WATCHFUL 

 

One needs to be cautious about such calls. The caller only tries to trap you. A few months ago, I received a call and was told that I have won a car in Lucky Draw and if I want to take it, then send my Aadhar card and bank account number. The funny thing is that they also say that to get the car, you will have to get it registered and for that, you have to send an advance of Rs. 5 to 10 thousand. 

 

Luckily, I understood that this whole matter was a fraud, and somehow I got rid of him. One call keeps coming for three years continuously, saying that your house is vacant and you want to give it on rent. Whereas every time it is said that the house has already been sold. You can guess from this that the caller is fooling two people at the same time.

TELEMARKETER CALLS ALSO BOTHER YOU 

 

However, it is not a telemarketer but a robot calling you. An automated dialer calls hundreds of people a second, and when it detects that you said hello, it connects you to an operator. If no operator is available, they simply hang up. They are perfectly happy to waste your time to save their own. 

 

These people are scammers and want to make you believe that you owe money, and may even threaten legal action if you do not comply. They want credit card information, address, and even car make and model so they can track your whereabouts. In such a case, please let the phone ring and never pick it up. These people are rats, and you must remember that all this is happening right under the nose of the government. Be careful.

AVOID SPEAKING 

 

Now I have found a way and I avoid talking. I think this is a good way to avoid fraud. Reports also say that you should avoid speaking or pressing any buttons. What is the point of talking to a stranger anyway, and that is okay? And you never know how they can use your voice. All this is disturbing. 

 

You don't need any additional apps to avoid these phone calls. This feature comes in every smartphone and some feature phones as well: blocking or blacklisting.

HOW TO BLOCK CALLS ON ANDROID

Tap on the Phone icon to open the Phone app on your Android device.
Select the three-dot menu, usually located in the top-right corner of the screen. 

Go to "Settings" from the menu.

Look for "Blocked Numbers" and choose it.

Toggle on the "Block calls from unidentified callers" switch to silence calls from unknown numbers.

HOW TO BLOCK CALLS ON IPHONE? 

Open the Phone app on your iPhone.
Locate the number you want to block and tap the info button next to it. The info button is represented by a lowercase "i" enclosed in a circle.
Scroll down and find the option that says "Block this Caller."
Tap on "Block this Caller" to block calls from that specific number.

This is the right time to remind you to never give money to any unsolicited caller or ever buy anything from him. Such nefarious people must be curbed and this kind of act must be completely stopped.

 ·        You can report these calls by visiting DoNotCall.gov.

 ·        You can also report at ReportFraud.ftc.gov if you have been a victim of fraud.

 ·   Contact your mobile network provider and ask them about ways to avoid unwanted calls.

ACTION TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT

 

The Consumer Affairs Department of the Central Government has issued a draft guideline related to this. In this, some standards have been made to get rid of unwanted calls. According to this, if someone has not given consent to receive calls related to business promotion or sale of anything and still receives such calls and messages, then it will be considered 'unwanted business communication'. The entity or person making the call will be held responsible for this. 

 

The proposed guidelines aim to curb unsolicited calls from unregistered telemarketers or 10-digit private numbers. The draft states that any promotional call or service message related to goods and services will be considered business communication. 

 

Personal communication is excluded from its scope. These guidelines will apply to every person or entity who either makes such calls or resorts to others for this or benefits from such calls.

 

At present, comments have been sought from the public on this. In this, accountability has also been fixed for those who arrange such business calls through any company or firm and those who benefit from these.