In countries like Spain, it has become fashionable in recent weeks and is fraud dangerous, especially because of the large amounts of money that can slip through your fingers.
He is known as “The missed call” and even the Civil Guard gave a warning not to get into it.
Criminals, using technology and access to specialized software, make mass calls to randomly selected phone numbers.
These calls last only a few seconds, which is enough for the recipient to receive a “missed call” notification on their mobile phone. This brief contact is strategically designed to arouse the user’s curiosity or concern, motivating them to call back.
What happens when I call back?
Once the victim decides to call back, they are connected to a special or premium rate line, where high per-minute costs apply. These excessive costs are reflected in the users’ phone bills, causing significant economic damage.
But it can also be harmful for tracking personal or banking data.
Tip: Never answer numbers with these prefixes.
If you do not have relatives or friends living in these countries and you know the prefix they are calling you from, this type of fraud always uses numbers with the following prefixes:
- +355 (Albania),
- +225 (Ivory Coast),
- +233 (Ghana)
- +234 (Nigeria)
- +91: India
- +212: Morocco
- +231: Sierra Leone
- +233: Ghana
- +387: Bosnia and Herzegovina
The main recommendation is simple: do not call back from unknown numbers, especially if they have suspicious international prefixes. This measure prevents victims from falling into the trap of scammers.
The best thing we can do against most phone scammers is to block the phone numbers when they first call us. This way we will avoid any discomfort or getting into one. Some phones even allow us to block unknown numbers default or numbers that are potentially dangerous. The steps we need to follow are very simple for both Android and iOS.
Source: Digital Trends
