Blocked more than 8.5 million fraudulent calls in the first quarter of 2021

In the first quarter of 2021 alone, the network operators prevented 39,321 spam calls and over 8.5 million calls with signs of fraud.
According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, 5 operators, including Viettel, VinaPhone, MobiFone, Vietnamobile and I-Telecom, have deployed communication and technical solutions to prevent fake phone calls and prevent calls. call spam to harass consumers.

Blocked more than 8.5 million fraudulent calls in the first quarter. Artwork From July 1, 2020, the Telecommunications Department – Ministry of Information and Communications has coordinated with carriers Viettel, VNPT and MobiFone to deploy a technology solution to filter and disconnect subscribers who distribute spam calls. Specifically, from July 2020 to March 2021, the above 5 carriers have blocked 128,970 calls with suspicious signs of being spam calls. Through the technical system, the network operators also detected and prevented 29,497,735 calls with signs of fraud, contributing to ensuring safety, security and social order; separately from January to March 2021, 39,321 spam calls and 8,500,702 suspected phishing calls were blocked. At this point, the Telecommunications Department (Ministry of Information and Communications) will continue to promote measures to manage and handle violations related to “telecommunications junk” (spam sims, spam calls, spam messages). On the other hand, the Telecommunications Department also coordinates with carriers to deploy technical solutions to prevent fake phone calls, prevent sales of pre-activated sims …