IMEI Tampering could send you Jail for 3 Years

With a recent mandate of Law on tampering of IMEI number- which is a 15-digit serial number of mobile devices,  - a punishable offence that can attract jail term of up to 3 years as it seeks to curb incidence of mobile theft. The move will help curb issues pertaining to fake IMEI numbers and also ease tracking of lost mobile phones. "It shall be unlawful, if a person, except the manufacturer - intentionally removes, obliterates, changes, or alters unique Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number," the Department of Telecom said in a notification dated 25 August. 

The new rules called "the prevention of tampering of the Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number, Rules, 2017" bar a person from knowingly using mobile device whose IMEI number has been changed unlawfully or software that can change or tamper the unique number. IMEI is a unique ID of a mobile handsets. Since,IMEI is a unique ID of a mobile handset. Whenever a user makes a call, the call record shows phone number of the caller and IMEI number of the handset from which the call has been made.. Whenever a user makes a call, the call record shows phone number of the caller and IMEI number of the handset from which the call has been made....Read More