Pune, October 27, 2025: The Pimpri Chinchwad Police’s Cyber Cell has issued a warning about a rising scam involving the misuse of the call forwarding feature on mobile phones. Fraudsters are tricking users into activating call forwarding to their numbers, allowing them to intercept One-Time Passwords (OTPs) and gain access to banking or payment apps such as UPI, credit cards, or debit cards.

The information was issued by Dr Shivaji Pawar, deputy commissioner, (Crime), Pimpri Chinchwad police.

According to officials, victims are often asked to dial certain USSD codes starting with ‘*’ or ‘#’ to “verify” or “update” their mobile connection. When these codes are entered, all incoming calls are diverted to the fraudster’s number, enabling them to complete unauthorized financial transac

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