Do you know that many fake mobile numbers can be registered with your Aadhar card?
Many times you do not even know how many fake sims are activated with your Aadhar card or in your name.
You can now easily find out how many fake sims are running with your Aadhar card or in your name
You must have known by now how important Aadhar Card is for you. This is the reason why it is very important for all of us to protect Aadhaar from misuse. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has made a major update on its website to ensure that your Aadhaar card is not being misused by anyone. With this new service of DoT, you can easily check how many mobile numbers are registered with your Aadhaar number. DoT recently launched a portal called Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and Consumer Protection (TAFCOP), which enables users to check all phone numbers linked to their Aadhaar number. If you don’t use the SIM, you can disconnect it.
TAFCOP said on its website that the website will help the customers, check the number of mobile connections working in their name and disconnect the additional mobile connections.
Check how many mobile numbers are registered with Aadhaar number
- To check, first go to the website of Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management Protection Portal https://tafcop.dgtelecom.gov.in/.
- Now enter your Contact Number / Mobile Number.
- Then click on the ‘Request OTP’ tab.
- Now enter the OTP number in the mobile number.
- Then, all the numbers linked to your Aadhaar number can be found on the website.
- From these numbers, users can report and block numbers that are no longer used or are no longer needed.
DOT GUIDELINES REGARDING MOBILE NUMBER
As per the extant guidelines of the government, a person can register a maximum of nine mobile connections in his name.
DoT AP LSA lauched consumer system, Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and Consumer Protection (TAFCOP) at https://t.co/C2R2I4yokP to felicitate consumers of AP LSA (in States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) which will soon be extended to whole country.#united2fightcorona
— DoT India (@DoT_India) April 23, 2021
Facilities available on TAFCOP Portal
Users who have more than nine connections in their name will be informed through SMS.
Customers who have more than nine links in their name can click on the portal link to take necessary action.