Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says people should not take calls from 'unknown' numbers
Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged people on Friday to not pick mobilephone calls from "unknown numbers" and asserted that measures taken by the ministry have resulted in a significant reduction in spam calls and cases of cyber frauds. "People should never pick calls made from unknown numbers. I request every…
This number called about a frozen bitcoin account that I allegedly had. (I do not have a bitcoin account) and therefore suspected this is a scam call.
When I asked about information about the account and how much was in it and how I could help them with their call, they got verbally aggressive and shouting and hung up.
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