Brief Outline: Fraud called SIM SWAP has started. Person will tell you that he is calling from Airtel/Vodafone/Jio and there is a problem in your mobile network and to press 1 on your phone to get the network back.
Ayupp Verification: Fake
Origin: The news is widely popular on the social media sites.
Viral Example: Dear All,
Pls read this message very carefully:
"Fraud called SIM SWAP has started. Your phone network will go zero and after sometime a call will come. Person will tell you that he is calling from Airtel/Vodafone/Jio and there is a problem in your mobile network and to press 1 on your phone to get the network back. Once you press 1, the network once again becomes zero and your phone is hacked. This is called as SIM SWAP fraud, which is increasing day by day. Within second, they will empty your bank account and you will not know as your phone is switched and you will not get any information from bank that money is being withdrawn."
So please be careful.
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