Mumbai Woman Loses 11 Lakhs to e-SIM Fraud After Phone Network Disappears

• A Mumbai woman lost 11 lakh rupees from her bank account after her phone network suddenly went off, revealing a sophisticated e-SIM fraud.
• The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) warned the public about this incident, highlighting the increasing threat of e-SIM fraud.
• e-SIM fraud involves fraudsters posing as telecom executives, tricking victims into converting to an e-SIM and gaining control of their mobile number.
• Once fraudsters control the mobile number, they can access bank OTPs and empty accounts, as happened in the Mumbai case.
• To stay safe, never share personal information or OTPs with unknown callers; contact official customer care for network issues and report suspicious calls to 1930 or Sanchar Saathi.