ANI | , Posted through Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Delhi Police signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Truecaller, a caller ID verification platform which is helping the general public determine verified numbers, with the intention to curb cybercrimes.
Truecaller is helping customers to distance themselves from cyber frauds and scams in the case of impersonation within the identify of others. Truecaller displays a badge on particular numbers in line with the ideas of the opposite customers.
According to officers, Truecaller will mark the telephone numbers furnished through the Delhi Police towards whom it has gained proceedings referring to harassment, rip-off or different registered problems.
With this MoU, Delhiites will likely be in a position to offer protection to themselves and alert them if those numbers stay lively.
ALSO READ: Truecaller launches function to attach customers with govt officers. Check main points
Earlier additionally, all over the Covid pandemic, Truecaller had helped so much as a result of there have been numerous scams and frauds reported at the pretext of promoting oxygen cylinders, concentrators, drugs and different necessities related to remedy of the virus.
“Now, MOU signed with Truecaller will teach our officials associated with cybercrime frauds. Green badge and blue tick will supply in true caller and likewise govt sevices badge can be given following which they are going to test the entire legitimate touch numbers of the Delhi Police, Special Commissioner Sanjay Singh instructed ANI.
“Since fraudsters have many times posed as officials of the force and extorted money from the public by displaying pictures of senior officers on their WhatsApp profile. This will help users identify verified numbers and protect them from frauds and scams relating to impersonation in the name of government officials.”
All verified numbers of Delhi Police may have a inexperienced badge and a blue tick mark, with a central authority carrier tag highlighting that it’s been verified for customers.
“Through our collaboration with Delhi Police, we want to be able to tackle impersonation…you will see now if any Delhi Police representative calls you there will be green badge or blue tick so that when you receiving the call as a citizen you will know that you are talking to police office no body impersonating you as leading to frauds,” in line with Director Public Affairs Truecaller Pragya Misra.