Area-wise breakdown of fake customer care numbers23% of the fake customer care numbers are registered in West Bengal, with Kolkata being the center of many large-scale operations.Delhi and Uttar Pradesh each account for 9.3% registered numbers7.3% fake numbers registered in Bihar and Jharkhand
Social Media Posts Used to Spread Fake Customer Care Numbers
Even as Facebook takes down about a billion fake accounts each quarter, 88% (15,271) of the fake numbers were distributed via Facebook ads, posts, profiles, and pages
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