New phone scam callers from Somalia

[nzwasp]

Has anyone else being receiving these last week. They all call for like 5 seconds or less and then hang up. I usually have my phone on silent so I miss all the calls anyway but I have received 4 in the last two days luckily during the day.

I did a bit of searching online and these callers from area code +252 are targetting alberta area codes lately and some people have been getting called 40 times a day!

I have tried to block all calls from that country by creating a contact with +252 and blocking that but im not sure it will work.

[MR2-3SGTE]

I got a couple calls as well. Didn't pick up, they haven't called back since

[ExtraSlow]

So aside from the annoyance, what's the scam?

[nzwasp]

If you call them back they charge you up to $1000 a minute allegedly

[ExtraSlow]

Is the phone sex any good?

[dj_rice]

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If you call them back they charge you up to $1000 a minute allegedly

Why would you call them back in the first place? Area code 252 is North Carolina

[Seth1968]

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Area code 252 is North Carolina

Call spoofing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing

[dj_rice]

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Call spoofing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing

Either way...why would you call back in the first place if you dont recognize it. If it was important, they would leave a voicemail

[Seth1968]

Nzwasp was joking about calling the number.

Anyway, a US area code is spoofed in the most common computer scam that comes from India.

[ExtraSlow]

So if he's joking, what's the scam?

[Seth1968]

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So if he's joking, what's the scam?

Probably this:

https://www.thelocal.se/20170529/bew...sh-police-warn

As far as some people calling back, well, I guess it's just those type of people that they think they're missing out on something.

[nzwasp]

Wierd it comes up as somalia on my Rogers phone

Edit: +252 is Somalia +1252 is North Carolina

[Sugarphreak]

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[dj_rice]

Sorry but if someone called me from Somalia, I sure as hell aint calling back. I am the captain now

[B.Spilner]

Just got a call from a 252. Phone recognized it as a scam/fraud and immediately blocked it.

[J-hop]

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Either way...why would you call back in the first place if you dont recognize it. If it was important, they would leave a voicemail

Some people are lonely and just want some human contact.

Yea if someone calls and doesn’t leave a message it was apparently not important they get a hold of me so I’d never call back

[shakalaka]

Wife got this call the other day, so I told her not to bother with answering or calling back. Just trying to figure out though what exactly is the scam. I am sure they just can't charge you an amount based on your calling back. How would that work?

[pheoxs]

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Wife got this call the other day, so I told her not to bother with answering or calling back. Just trying to figure out though what exactly is the scam. I am sure they just can't charge you an amount based on your calling back. How would that work?

Same as calling a 900 number. They charge your phone carrier and they charge you

[bigbadboss101]

My wife often gets mystery numbers calling her cell. I tell her don't answer and don't call back. Heck even at work if there is no name displayed I don't pick up. I check the answer machine after and act accordingly.

[mr2mike]

This is the downside of sending ipads over there for education.