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Key Points

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30 crore (300 million) visits indicate strong public participation.

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12.8 lakh (1.28 million) fraud reports resulted in action on 5.982 million cases.

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More than 5 million mobile connections were disconnected to prevent misuse.

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60.96 lakh (6.1 million) phones blocked; 37.85 lakh (3.8 million) traced; 14 lakh (1.4 million) recovered.

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Financial Fraud Risk Indicator helped prevent over 5 billion Indian rupees in losses.

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The portal supports 22 languages and has 2.8 crore (28 million) app downloads.

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Summary

Citizens can report suspicious calls, messages, and lost phones, which are then blocked and traced by telecom authorities, banks and police.

The system has blocked over 5 million connections, recovered more than 1.4 million stolen devices, and shares risk data with over 1,600 partners.

Available in 22 languages, the app encourages people to verify phone authenticity before purchase.

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New Words to Learn

11 words
crore
ten million
lakh
one hundred thousand
fraud
tricking people to steal their money
telecommunications
ways we send voice and data through phones and internet
risk indicator
a tool that shows how likely a problem is
stakeholders
people or groups who work together on a project
authentication
proving that something is genuine or real
verification
checking that something is true or correct
misuse
using something in a wrong way
traceability
the ability to find where something has gone
coordinate
to work together with others
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