Viral Sach: 'Death call' from number 777888999 leads to blast in mobile phone?

A viral video has taken the social media by a storm warning people that answering a phone call from a specific mobile number (777888999) can set your mobile phone on fire and even get you killed. According to the clip, that has created panic in villages, a phone call from nine-digit number can lead to blast in your phone.

NEW DELHI: A viral video has taken the social media by a storm warning people that answering a phone call from a specific mobile number (777888999) can set your mobile phone on fire and even get you killed. According to the clip, that has created panic in villages, a phone call from nine-digit number can lead to blast in your phone. The video shows a user receiving a phone call from '777888999' and as he clicks on the green icon to answer it, the phone explodes and then appear some visuals of a hospital. It's claimed that the reason behind this 'accident' was a suspicious call from '777888999'. In another part of the same video, a man claims that he got a call from 777888999 but he, out of fear, didn't receive it. We, while doing a reality check on this message, learnt that in India the existence of a nine-digit mobile number is fictitious. Though, nine-digit mobile numbers do exist in other countries but every international mobile call received in India will have pre-fixed country code with it. "New technologies are being developed all the time but techniques through which a call can set a mobile phone on fire have not hit the mainstream," Cyber expert, Pawan Duggal, said. "This message is nothing more than a hoax. Users are advised not to believe in such rumors," he added.