Cybercrime is rising, and we must be vigilant in protecting ourselves and others. Here’s a detailed guide on how to identify, verify, and report cyber suspects.
🔍 1. Identifying Cyber Suspects
Look out for these common signs of cybercrime:
📞 Suspicious Calls or Messages:
Calls asking for OTP, PIN, or passwords.
Messages claiming you won a lottery or received a gift card.
📧 Phishing Emails or Links:
Emails with spelling errors, strange attachments, or asking for urgent action.
Links leading to fake websites designed to steal your data.
👤 Fake Social Media Accounts:
Profiles with minimal activity and fake photos.
Accounts impersonating someone you know and asking for money or help.
💰 Fraudulent Online Offers:
Unbelievable discounts on online platforms.
Fake job offers or investment opportunities.
🛠️ 2. Tools to Verify Cyber Suspects
Use government-supported platforms to check and verify suspect details:
💡 Step 1: Visit Cybercrime Suspect Repository:👉 Go to Cybercrime Portal.🖱️ Click on "Check Suspect" to verify numbers, emails, or accounts.
⚠️ This database is based on complaints received, so always cross-check for accuracy.
📱 Step 2: Use the Sanchar Saathi Portal for Mobile-Related Frauds:🔗 Sanchar Saathi Portal offers these services:
Know all mobile connections issued in your name.
Block or trace stolen/lost mobile phones.
Check the genuineness of a device by verifying its IMEI number.
This Repository of suspect identifier has been created on the basis of multiple complaints filed by citizens for cybercrimes on this portal. 
Disclaimer: This search database is created on the basis of cybercrime complaints received from the public. Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) does not certify the authenticity of complaints which are a matter of investigation with the local police authorities. This database is not complete as cybercriminals are known to rapidly create, change and dispose such identifiers. This database grows with increase in reporting of cybercrime. I4C agrees that there are chances of error in the reports which have been used to create this database, so user discretion is advised. If a user disagrees with the mention of a particular identifier on this database, he/she may send an email at cyberdost[at]mha[dot]gov[dot]in. duly explaining and substantiating his claim.
📢 3. Reporting Cybercrime
If you’ve identified suspicious activity or fallen victim to cybercrime, report it immediately.
📌 Option 1: National Cybercrime Reporting Portal1️⃣ Go to Report Suspect.2️⃣ Fill out the form with the suspect’s details, like phone number, email, or social media handle.3️⃣ Submit your complaint.
📌 Option 2: Emergency Cybercrime Helpline📞 Call 1930 to report cyber fraud instantly.
📌 Option 3: Report Social Media Abuse🔗 Use the Report Social Media Abuse page for issues like:
Fake accounts.
Inappropriate or abusive content.
Sanchar Saathi portal is a citizen centric initiative of Department of Telecommunications to empower mobile subscribers, strengthen their security and increase awareness about citizen centric initiatives of the Government. Sanchar Saathi empowers citizens by allowing them to know the mobile connections issued in their name, get disconnected the connections either not taken by them or not required by them, block and trace stolen/lost mobile phones and check genuineness of devices while buying a new/old mobile phone. Sanchar Saathi facilitates citizens for reporting suspected fraud communication and Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) or spam. Sanchar Saathi contains various facilities like Chakshu, CEIR, TAFCOP, KYM, RICWIN, KYI etc.
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