Ministry of Information and Communications and network operators use identifiers to prevent impersonation calls

SGGPO 10/27/2023 14:56

The Ministry of Information and Communications said that from October 27, all phone numbers of units under the Ministry of Information and Communications calling people will display the identifier "BO TTTT". Similarly, calls from telecommunications businesses to customers will also display the identifier of the network operator.

Caller ID displays the identity of the Ministry of Information and Communications

To prevent fraud through impersonation calls, the leaders of the Ministry of Information and Communications have directed the implementation of assigning a brand name (Voice brandname) to the hotline numbers of units under the Ministry of Information and Communications, assigning a brand name to mobile and fixed telecommunications networks such as VNPT, Viettel, MobiFone , FPT... This solution will also help people to be more vigilant against the methods and tricks that subjects often use to commit fraud.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Information and Communications informs agencies, organizations, businesses and people that from October 27, 2023, all phone numbers calling people from units under the Ministry of Information and Communications, namely the Ministry Office, the Press Department, the Information Security Department, the Telecommunications Department, and the Radio Frequency Department will display the identifier "BO TTTT".

Phone numbers calling people claiming to be units under the Ministry of Information and Communications including the Ministry Office, the Press Department, the Telecommunications Department, the Information Security Department, the Radio Frequency Department; claiming to be telecommunications enterprises (Vinaphone, Viettel , FPT..), but not displaying the accompanying identification name are all fake phone numbers, showing signs of fraud.

When receiving calls from fake phone numbers, people need to report to the numbers receiving reports on spam calls and calls with signs of fraud of the Ministry of Information and Communications, which are 156, 5656, or report to the telecommunications business managing their subscribers to request handling.