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Telecom giant Bharti Airtel announced on Wednesday that it has safeguarded over 2.25 million users in Punjab from online fraud within just 35 days with the help of its AI-driven fraud detection system nationwide. Airtel has achieved significant progress in its mission to protect the customers in Punjab from rising online frauds the company said in a statement. Airtel on May 15 launched a fraud detection solution that identifies and blocks malicious websites across all communication Over-The-Top (OTT) apps and platforms including WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Instagram email and others in real time. Auto-enabled for all Airtel mobile and broadband customers the advanced system scans and filters links across SMSes WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Instagram e-mail and other browsers. It leverages real-time threat intelligence to examine over 1 billion URLs daily and blocks access to harmful sites in under 100 milliseconds. For instance if a user receives a suspicious message that reads: Your package is delayed. Track it here: ... And if the unsuspecting user clicks on the link Airtels system also clicks into gear. It instantly scans the link and if flagged as suspicious it blocks access. The user is redirected to a warning message that reads: Blocked! Airtel found this site dangerous! Airtel Blocked Malicious Links This real-time interception prevents users from falling victim to all kinds of frauds the company said. Across the country Airtel has blocked more than 188000 malicious links and shielded 86 million users according to the statement. We are thrilled to advance our efforts in combating all emerging digital threats. Today we are pleased to introduce the worlds first AI-driven fraud detection solution integrated into our network infrastructure. We are confident that this solution will serve as a significant differentiator and provide a completely new safe and secure digital experience for customers in the Punjab Anupam Arora CEO upper north Bharti Airtel said. Airtel On Fraudsters Mode Of Operating According to the company fraudsters increasingly target users through phishing links fake deliveries and spurious banking alerts. Cities like Chandigarh Mohali Ludhiana Jalandhar Amritsar Patiala and Bathinda as well as towns like Moga Gurdaspur Tarn Taran Fazilka and Ferozepur among others have seen a sharp rise in such fraudulent attempts. The AI-driven platform delivers fraud warnings in the users preferred language including Punjabi.  (With Inputs From PTI)