Telecom Fraud Prevention Saves ₹1,400 Crore Through Risk Based Interventions

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informed Parliament that risk based interventions and the Digital Intelligence Platform have averted potential financial frauds totalling more than ₹1,400 crore. 

Financial Fraud Risk Indicator Reduces Losses 

The Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) classifies mobile numbers by their likelihood of involvement in financial crimes.  

Since its launch in May 2025, banks and UPI service providers have used FRI to delay or decline transactions linked to medium, high and very high-risk numbers. Financial institutions report that this approach has prevented frauds exceeding ₹1,400 crore. 

Digital Intelligence Platform Enables Collaboration 

The Department of Telecommunications created the Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) as a secure online hub for bidirectional information sharing.  

Over 1,200 organisations, including central security agencies, police from 36 states and union territories, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre and payment system operators, now access and contribute data on suspicious mobile numbers. 

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Artificial Intelligence Tool Disconnects Fraudulent Connections 

The AI and big data analytics tool ASTR identified more than 8,80,000 mobile connections that failed reverification, leading to their disconnection.  

Additionally, the International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System (CIOR) blocked 1,35,00,000 calls within a 24‑hour period after its commissioning on October 17, 2024, achieving a near 99 % reduction in spoofed calls displaying Indian numbers. 

Citizen Reporting Through Sanchar Saathi 

Public participation via the Sanchar Saathi portal generated 7,93,000 reports of suspected fraudulent communication. Authorities acted on these inputs, disconnecting 39,53,000 mobile connections linked to illegal activities. 

Continuous Feedback Loop Improves Response 

The DIP facilitates a feedback loop where stakeholders receive a mobile number revocation list and FRI data, then submit action taken reports. This process ensures that disconnections and their reasons are documented, allowing real‑time adjustments to emerging telecom threats. 

Conclusion 

Risk based interventions, the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator and the Digital Intelligence Platform have collectively prevented frauds amounting to over ₹1,400 crore, disconnected millions of suspicious connections and reduced spoofed calls by 99%. 

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