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DoT Mobile Number Verification Platform to Fight Online Fraud

30 October 20251 min read
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYDoT Mobile NumberVerificationPlatform to FightOnline Fraud30 October 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

To fight digital fraud, the telecom department is preparing a platform through which lenders can check whether a mobile number really belongs to the account holder.

Key facts

  • Body: Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
  • Platform: Mobile Number Verification (MNV).
  • Users: banks and financial institutions.
  • Function: verify ownership of mobile numbers linked to accounts.
  • Target: frauds such as phishing and identity theft.

Significance

Knowing who owns a number tied to an account makes misuse harder.

Exam angle

  • Launching authority: DoT.
  • Abbreviation: MNV.
  • Frauds named: phishing, identity theft.

Test yourself

1. Which department will launch the Mobile Number Verification platform?

DoT will launch the MNV platform.

2. Who will use the MNV platform to verify mobile number ownership?

It helps banks and financial institutions.

3. Online frauds the MNV platform aims to reduce include:

Phishing and identity theft are named.

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