'Do not call them back!' FCC warns of late-night scam calls
“These calls are likely trying to prompt consumers to call the number back, often resulting in per minute toll charges similar to a 900 number,” the FCC said in an alert Friday. “Consumers should not call these numbers back.” By Hamza Shaban Hamza Shaban Technology reporter Email Bio Follow May 7 at 12:37 PM In the middle of the night, the calls come in waves, going silent after a ring or two. It’s no one you know, just someone who really wants you to call back. That’s the scam.
In addition to #robocalls from Mauritania’s 222 country code, consumers should be on the lookout for unknown, late-night calls from Sierra Leone or elsewhere. Do not call them back!https://t.co/jPHkBGiImq To the unsuspecting person, the one-ring calls appear to be from someone in the United States, because the phone numbers begin with three digits that resemble American area codes. But the FCC says the scammers are using international numbers whose country codes also begin with three digits, making it easier to trick people.
In addition to spoofing the country code and the seemingly urgent timing of the late-night phone call, scammers also are leaving voice mails, urging their targets to call back to “collect a prize” or to notify them about a “sick” family member, the FCC said.To avoid becoming a victim, regulators say, don’t answer or return calls from an unfamiliar number and check whether an area code is international before calling a new number.
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