DoT advises users not to dial *401# followed by unknown mobile number

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has advised telecom subscribers not to dial *401# followed by an unknown mobile number as it could lead to cyber fraud.

A statement from DoT said citizens should beware of callers who ask them to dial *401# followed by an unknown mobile number. “This activates unconditional call forwarding received on the mobile of citizens to the unknown mobile number. This allows fraudsters to receive all incoming calls and can be used for fraud,” the DoT said in an advisory Thursday.