The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has issued a Public Notice to notify domestic and international law enforcement partners, consumers, and industry stakeholders that it has classified a group of individuals and entities, which it identifies as “Royal Tiger,” as a Consumer Communications Information Services Threat (C-CIST). Royal Tiger, led by an individual named Prince Jashvantlal Anand and his associate Kaushal Bhavsar, has a presence in India, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. Royal Tiger has facilitated imposter scams, including calls and spoofed phone numbers for financial institutions such as banks. Royal Tiger has also operated multiple entities as originating or gateway providers for apparently illegal calls to consumers in the U.S.
The Bureau has classified Royal Tiger as a C-CIST because it poses a significant threat to consumers’ trust in and ability to use communications information services. As such, law enforcement, industry stakeholders, and consumers should regard Royal Tiger as a potential threat to communications information services.
