The Ministry of Information and Communications and network operators use identifiers to prevent impersonation calls.

SGGPO October 27, 2023 14:56

The Ministry of Information and Communications said that from October 27, all phone numbers of units under the Ministry of Information and Communications calling people will display the identifier "BO TTTT". Similarly, calls from telecommunications enterprises to customers will also display the identifier of the network operator.

Incoming call numbers display the identification of the Ministry of Information and Communications

To prevent fraud through impersonation calls, the leaders of the Ministry of Information and Communications have directed the implementation of assigning identification names (Voice brandname) to hotline phone numbers of units under the Ministry of Information and Communications, assigning identification names to mobile and fixed telecommunications networks such as VNPT, Viettel, MobiFone , FPT... This solution will also help people to be more vigilant against the methods and tricks that subjects often use to commit fraud.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Information and Communications informs agencies, organizations, businesses and people that from October 27, 2023, all phone numbers calling people from units under the Ministry of Information and Communications, namely the Ministry Office, the Press Department, the Information Security Department, the Telecommunications Department, and the Radio Frequency Department will display the identifier "BO TTTT".

Also from October 27, 2023, the phone numbers of telecommunications enterprises when calling customers using the service will also display the identifier name. For example: VNPT, VinaPhone (Vinaphone network), VIETTELCSKH (Viettel network);FPT SHOP (FPT network), LOCAL (ASIM network)...

Phone numbers calling people claiming to be units under the Ministry of Information and Communications including the Ministry Office, the Press Department, the Telecommunications Department, the Information Security Department, the Radio Frequency Department; claiming to be telecommunications enterprises (Vinaphone, Viettel , FPT..), but not displaying the accompanying identification name are all fake phone numbers, showing signs of fraud.

When receiving calls from fake phone numbers, people need to report to the numbers receiving reports on spam calls and calls with signs of fraud of the Ministry of Information and Communications, which are 156, 5656, or report to the telecommunications business managing their subscribers to request handling.

Recently, some subjects have used fake landline and mobile phone numbers, claiming to be from the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Police, the Procuracy, banks, telecommunications networks, etc. to call people's landline and mobile phone numbers. The purpose of these subjects is to collect information to intimidate and defraud, thereby appropriating people's property. This phenomenon is on the rise and becoming more and more complicated, causing public outrage and affecting the activities of many agencies, organizations and individuals.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/bo-tt-tt-va-cac-nha-mang-su-dung-ten-dinh-danh-de-chong-cuoc-goi-mao-danh-post711632.html