India ranks the first in the list of troubled countries by spam call

Prominent Phone Directory App “Truecaller” has done a survey that signifies a list of the top 20 countries suffering from unwanted calls. It is a reality that people around the world are upset with spam phone calls. These phone calls usually offer economic data packs, to change service providers, new postpaid plans, personal loans and credit cards, etc. Every mobile phone user has to face it.

According to the survey, India holds rank one among the most troubled countries by spam calls. Now, we can understand the situation of the common Indian telecom customers who are facing these regular spam calls. The survey mentions that every mobile holder in India receives more than 22 unwanted calls per month.

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In this case, the position of countries like United States of America (USA), Brazil, Chile and South Africa is below India. Usually, The telecommunications customers receive on average 20 phone calls per month in the USA and Brazil. Kenya accords the last position in the list where telecom customers receive on average seven phone calls per month. According to Truecaller, “India’s spam call issue lies with the operators and financial services. Many of these operators are seeking to provide special offers for free data, or unlimited calls”.

The survey also exposes the variety of calls, i.e. Nuisance, Telemarketing, Operator’s plans or Promotional calls, Financial service (Banks, or credit card companies), Scam, Insurance, Political calls, Health plans and Debt collection, etc. Here Scam notifies the fraud attempts from companies for money swindling or follow unknown links.

Usually, We all face this problem in our day to life, but obtaining the first rank is a matter of concern for TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.)