Guwahati, March 29 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, has issued an advisory to citizens that calls are being received by the citizens wherein callers, in the name of DoT, are threatening that all of their mobile numbers would be disconnected or their mobile numbers are being misused in some illegal activities.

The DoT has also issued an advisory about WhatsApp calls from foreign-origin mobile numbers (like +92-xxxxxxxxxx) impersonating government officials and duping the people.

Cybercriminals through such calls try to threaten/steal personal information to carry out cyber-crime/financial frauds.

The DoT does not authorise anyone to make such calls on its behalf and has advised people to stay vi...