Amazon-Flipkart sale: Are fake smartphones available? This government site will reveal the secret..

Amazon Sale and Flipkart Sale have been announced even before the festive season arrives. Bumper discounts are available during the sale, so everyone eagerly waits for the sale to buy a new phone or new items for the home. Customers get a chance to make bumper savings through festive deals, but so far, it has been heard many times that many people have received fake (fake-looking like original), used, and even such smartphones that do not work during the sale.

According to the report of Digit.in, past, many users have complained about getting fake devices or phones that stop working immediately after unboxing. If you are also planning to buy a new phone during the sale, then let us tell you how you can find out whether the phone is original or fake.

Is the smartphone real or fake? How to check
Every mobile comes with a unique 15-digit IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number. If you want to check the phone delivered in the sale, whether it is original or fake, then for this, you can take the help of the government site Sanchar Saathi Portal.

Go to the official site of Sanchar Saathi https://sancharsaathi.gov.in
On the homepage, you have to click on the Situation Centric Service option
After this, select the Know Your Mobile/IMEI Verification option
Enter the captcha and mobile number to receive OTP
Now submit the OTP to proceed
After entering the OTP, enter the 15-digit IMEI number of the smartphone and submit.
After following all the steps mentioned above, you will get the details of the device such as device status, brand, model, device type and manufacturing details.

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