Unknown caller ID
PLEASE BE AWARE:
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This is kind of Scammer, normally those kind of scammer
using are international premium rate number, this scammer just give you one
ring and then disconnect the call. You will think that you missed an important
call so you will call back. Usually nobody will talk to you from the other side
and you’ll keep on saying something like hello, hello,…. Or sometime these scam
number will redirect your call to other number.
The purpose of this kind of scammer mainly just to charge
you for the call rate, the more you stay on the line the more amount will be
charged from your balance.
In addition to the missed calls, you may also receive
SMS/WhatApp/Email that would ask you to “please urgently call back” on a given
(fraud) number.
Sometime even if they charge you nothing for the call,
there are other reasons: once a scammer has a call on the line, it’s an
opportunity to phish you and might pretend as a banker or other agency,… to ask
for credential or sensitive information,…..
HOW TO AVOID GETTING SCAMMED?
There are a few things that you can do to avoid getting
trapped in such scams.
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Do not pick the call that is coming from other countries where the phone
number remains unrecognized.
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If you miss such a one ring scam call, do not call back.
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If you’re unsure about the original of call, use google to look up for
the country code.
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Use mobile apps like TrueCaller, KitKat to identify unknown numbers.
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