As mobile usage increases, the number of fraudsters is also increasing. There are fraudsters who buy one SIM card a day for online fraud and are defrauding people with them. At this time, the central government has made it possible to know how many SIM cards are in a person’s name as a measure to prevent online fraud.
So, read on to know how many SIM cards are in use in your name.
Sanchar Saathi is a citizen-centric initiative of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) launched by the Central Government to empower mobile subscribers, strengthen their security and create awareness about the government’s citizen-centric initiatives.
Sanchar Saathi is available in the form of a mobile application and a web portal www.sancharsaathi.gov.in. Sanchar Saathi provides various citizen-centric services.
In addition, the Keep Yourself Aware feature provides the latest updates and awareness materials on various aspects related to end-user safety, telecom and information security.
Just do this to know how many ‘SIM cards’ are in use in your name
You can check the number of SIM cards in use in your name in an instant, right from your seat. This allows you to check the number of mobile connections taken by a mobile subscriber in his name. It also allows the subscriber to report on mobile connections that are not required or taken.
- To check how many SIM cards are in your name, click on this link https://tafcop.sancharsaathi.gov.in/telecomUser/.
- After this link opens, enter your mobile number and secret code as asked there.
- After this, click on Get OTP. After that, enter the OTP that comes to your mobile number.
- If you do this, you will get information about how many SIM cards are active in your name in an instant. If
If you have a SIM card that you are not using and is in use, you can use the report option there and file a complaint. After that, the Central Department of Telecommunications will disconnect that number.