eSIM Mobile Fraud: I4C Warns Users of eSIM Scams, Shares Tips to Stay Safe

Aug 29, 2025 - 14:00
eSIM Mobile Fraud: I4C Warns Users of eSIM Scams, Shares Tips to Stay Safe
The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) recently blacklisted between 3,00,000 to 4,00,000 SIM cards that were allegedly being used to commit financial fraud, as per a report. Now, another government agency, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) has issued a warning regarding an e-SIM fraud, where the bad actors were able to gain access to a victim’s account, even if their UPI and ATM cards were blocked.