1)Intro

• Welcome to Module 1 of Cybersafegirl online

program
• We will be discussing about one of the most
unpredictable cyber crime the ‘mobile recharge
shop’
• I hope you have gone through the 1st infotoon
in the #CyberSafeGirl eBook. If not, kindly
scroll below, go through it and also the
relevant legal sections applicable under each
crime committed and come back here.
• You can also get an offline copy of the book from
(remove if offline not needed)
• Mobiles phone nowdays have become an
Identity, people before used to ask what is your
Name,Where are you from or for Money
transfers your Bank Details.
• But now all people ask is what is your mobile
number because that 10 digit number has
become the Id card of the digital life.
• Now for Banking you can use Phone Numbers for
Social Media sites and Aadhar and Even PAN or
any legal documents for verification uses your
Phone Number.
2)Power Recharge person has

• Imagine this best case scenario- the attacker gets your

phone number. He searches the number on Truecaller. Get
your name, your telephone service provider. Does a
Facebook Search- gets access to your photos and videos
that you have publicly uploaded or where you were tagged.
He also searches for you on linkedin and gets more
information about you. Now, he knows who your friends
are, where you live, the places you visit that you have
checked in etc. If you are using social media messengers,
he can even send malware to your phone! Did you know,
using OSINT tools, that are Open Source Intelligence tools,
you can get a lot more information from a mobile phone
number?
• Once you give your number to the person they can sell
your number to call centers and Scammers or maybe they
themselves will proceed to scam you.
• There are also chances sim cloning can also take place
• Incase sim is cloned they can access your bank and take all
money or access legal documents and misuse it.Or gain
access to personal chats and Blackmail you.
• The person can harass by wrting your number in Adult Sites
or some public places with some explicit details so you are
bombarded with unknown calls .
 3)Precaution

• Now how do we be safe when we give our cell phone

number to an Recharge Shop?is the question which
arises here.
• Always try to make recharge in Authorised Recharge
shops
• Try to recharge Online and try to discontinue offline
recharge
• Try to recharge from someone you know
• Never ever give sim if the person asks saying any
reason since it can be cloned.
 4)Action
• Incase you think you are being spammed with calls or otp
Even after DND Mode enabled.
• Or the recharge shop person has already accessed your
personal information and blackmailing or is stalking you
online or is cyber bullying.
• Check the Legal sections below and file an FIR to nearest
local police station or dial 1930 or visit cybercrime.gov.in
• Now, I recommend you to go through the additional
learning Videos for better insights. After that, take the test
and I wish you all the best! See you in the next module