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India: WhatsApp Partners with Telecom Department to Fight Digital Fraud

Akinola Ajibola by Akinola Ajibola
March 19, 2025
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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and WhatsApp have teamed up to establish a security campaign focused on preventing the abuse of telecom resources for online fraud and scams. As part of this partnership, the two agencies will work together to educate individuals on detecting and reporting suspicious fraudulent messages. In order to stop financial fraud and cybercrime in the nation, the messaging platform will collaborate with the Digital Intelligence Unit of the telecom department and utilize pertinent data. Information on how to spot and report online frauds and spam will be accessible to users; these resources will also be available in eight regional languages.

An official release claims that in an effort to increase awareness and combat online fraud, the DoT has partnered with WhatsApp to broaden Meta’s security campaign, “Stay Safe from Scams.” It is anticipated that the collaboration would strengthen efforts to combat cybercrime, which has significantly increased in recent years.

WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, will collaborate with the DoT to stop the proliferation of scams and digital frauds that rely on the abuse of telecom resources in India as part of its ongoing ‘Scam se Bacho’ campaign, which was started last year in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

Meta said it would hold train-the-trainer seminars for telecom department officials, telecom service providers, field units, and Sanchar Mitras (student volunteers) to increase awareness about internet fraud and scams. Additionally, information that might assist the agency in taking preventive measures to combat cybercrime and digital fraud will be shared by the DoT’s Digital Intelligence Unit.

Additionally, Meta has said that it would provide user-educational content that will include information on typical online fraud and scams, as well as how to spot and report them. Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu will all be available for these publications.

Joel Kaplan, the Global Policy Chief of Meta, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Telecom Minister of India, talked about how well the telecom department and Meta continue to work together to combat online dangers.

Also Joel Kaplan, Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, spoke with Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday about the continued partnership. As part of the Scam se Bacho campaign, Meta previously collaborated with MeitY, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), and the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C).

“Educating people on how to stay safe and what to look out for is the best way to prevent them from becoming victims of scams and online fraud.” Working with the Department of Telecommunications, we can assist in providing Indians with the information they need to be safe by fusing the government’s dedication to citizen safety with our technology know-how,” Kaplan said in a prepared statement.

The Digital information Platform (DIP), a DoT effort that facilitates real-time information sharing with more than 550 parties, including banks and law enforcement agencies, is the source of the data that WhatsApp is using. This technology is essential for identifying and dealing with telecom resource abuse.

Cybercrime has increased in India, where millions of people have fallen for scams and lost money totalling crores of rupees. Cybercriminals are using WhatsApp audio and video chats to extort victims in a growing trend known as “digital arrests.” The goal of the DoT’s partnership with WhatsApp is to drastically reduce these online crimes.

Although the DoT and telecom operators have taken a number of actions to combat online fraud and spam calls, this collaboration is an additional step in bolstering digital security and protecting customers from online dangers.

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