South Africans have been targeted in a ‘Wangiri’ phone scam over the past few days, where phone users miss calls that then cost big bucks to call back.
Had calls from a weird overseas number lately? Here’s why
The phone numbers reported, seem to be originating from various countries in Africa.
If you have a number like this calling you, then put your phone down, step back and read the guide on how to deal with scammers.
What is a ‘Wangiri’ scam?
Keeping it simple, a Wangiri scam works like this:
When you make a call to a foreign country, you are using infrastructure owned by another country’s mobile network. This is why you are charged international call rates, so your mobile provider can pay for the use of that foreign network to have your call connected.
When the Wangiri scam is in place, the scammer essentially pretends to be a mobile phone network in another country, so any mobile users making calls to a number based in that “country” will be charged a fee, usually a high one.
This is why you’ll be fine so long as you don’t call back.
राज्यों से जुड़ी हर खबर और देश-दुनिया की ताजा खबरें पढ़ने के लिए नार्थ इंडिया स्टेट्समैन से जुड़े। साथ ही लेटेस्ट हिन्दी खबर से जुड़ी जानकारी के लिये हमारा ऐप को डाउनलोड करें।
