eSIM Mobile Fraud: I4C Warns Users of eSIM Scams, Shares Tips to Stay Safe
Aug 29, 2025 - 14:00

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.