New Delhi, March 4 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been undertaking various initiatives for the prevention of the misuse of telecom resources for cybercrime and financial fraud.

Fraudsters are deploying various tactics for the misuse of telecom resources, the Ministry of Communications said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Ministry observed that cases have been observed where miscreants acquire Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards or other telecommunication identifiers like SMS header to send bulk SMS to citizens through fraud, cheating or personation.

It has also been observed by the Ministry that some persons procure SIM cards in their name and give them to others for using. Sometimes the persons to whom the SIM has...