Global Spam Report 2021: KYC Emerged As Popular Scamming Method In India. Check Details
3 years ago

Global Spam Report 2021: KYC Emerged As Popular Scamming Method In India. Check Details

ABP News  

New Delhi: Did you know that one of the most common scams in the country remains the popular know your customer scam? According to the findings of the Global Spam Report 2021, KYC scam was the most widespread where fraudsters pretended to be a bank, wallet, or digital payment service asking for user KYC documents as mandated by the Reserve Bank of India. The average number of spam calls per user per month stood at 16.8, while total spam volumes received by Truecaller users alone are in excess of 3.8 billion calls in the month of October. Brazil remained the most spammed country in the world with 32.9 spam calls per user per month. In terms of incoming spam messages per user per month, Cameroon topped the list, followed by Somalia, Tanzania, Congo, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Benin.

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The Hindu  

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