‘Report & block calls from int’l numbers starting with +254, +84, +63’

Are you getting missed calls, messages or calls on WhatsApp from numbers starting with +254, +84, +63 or other international numbers? “Report and block”, say experts. The alert is being circulated by Home Ministry’s Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) so that innocent people do not become victims of cybercrime. Experts in data analysis and forensics, who are working relentlessly for the government to curb the menace, told ANI that such international numbers have “Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia” origin and unscrupulous elements could steal financial data. “This is a new cybercrime trend. People across India irrespective of their profession have been receiving calls and missed calls on WhatsApp from +254, +84, +63, +1(218) or other international numbers, and some of them have become victims of cybercrime. It has become more frequent,” an expert in cyber intelligence and digital forensics said on condition of anonymity.