By Be careful, the SIM issued in your name can be misused. Check from the government website how many SIMs are active on your Aadhaar. Report immediately if you see an unknown number. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is taking strict steps to prevent fraud.
Do you know that if the SIM taken in your name is used for any illegal work, then you will be trapped in legal trouble. In today’s time when everything is digital, taking a SIM in someone’s name is not a big deal. It is possible that SIMs have been taken in your name too! However, now there is a government app with the help of which you can find out in two minutes, whether someone else is running a number in your name. Not only this, with the help of this app, you can also close such a number instantly. Let’s know about this special app and the way to block the wrong number. Find active numbers like this
To find out how many and which numbers are active on your ID, go to the government website https://www.sancharsaathi.gov.in/. Here you have to click on Citizen-Centric Services and go to ‘Know Your Mobile Connections (TAFCOP)’. Here verify your identity with your mobile number, captcha and OTP. After this, you will see all the mobile numbers linked to your Aadhaar number on the screen. In this way, from time to time you should keep checking whether someone else is running a SIM in your name or not. If you do this, you will be able to protect yourself from many types of fraud and thugs.
Block the wrong number like this
To block a number about which you do not have information, you have to choose the option of “Not My Number”. Through this option, you will be able to report the wrong number. After the number is reported, you will also get its confirmation as a message. After this, the process of deactivating that wrong number will start. Let us tell you that DoT is trying to curb the frauds happening using SIM cards. If a person is caught getting a SIM card using someone else’s Aadhaar card, then he will not be able to get a SIM for the next 3 years. Under DoT’s campaign, lakhs of fake SIM cards have been deactivated so far. Also, E-KYC system and Facial Verification have been made mandatory for getting a SIM issued.
