Scammers posing as delivery agents are tricking users into dialling USSD codes that silently forward bank calls and OTPs, leading to account takeovers and financial fraud across India.

India’s cybercrime unit has warned users about a USSD-based call forwarding scam where fraudsters impersonate delivery agents ...

The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit has issued a warning about a rapidly spreading USSD call forwarding scam that ...

Cybercriminals are exploiting USSD codes, disguised as delivery agents, to activate call forwarding on unsuspecting citizens' ...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has introduced a new Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code, *829#, designed to enhance taxpayer satisfaction and streamline tax-related services ...

USSD-based phone scam is allowing fraudsters to steal money and hijack accounts without internet access by secretly enabling call forwarding on victims’ phones.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have ordered banks to pay N212.5 billion—85per cent of a N250 billion debt owed to telecom operators for USSD charges ...