A new international pay-per-call phone number missed call scam has been identified from Burundi, Africa (+257).
These calls arrive at odd times and often disconnect after one or two rings, not giving the receiver enough time to answer the call. The call appears in your phone log as a missed call and tempts you to return the call.
When you do that, you’ll hear a voice saying something like “hello, you have reached the operator, please hold.”
While you’re doing that patiently, you’re getting charged per minute as per international call rates.
Some reported numbers are:
+25774855605
+25774855566
+25716124768
+25716130833
+25778804672
+25772330033
+25778805582
+25722286156
+25778805599
+25778805594
+25778806074
+25778806076
+25778805588
+25722286156
+25778805599
+25778805594
+25778806074
+25778806076
+25778805588
HOW TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST MISSED CALL SPAMS??
- The simplest solution is “don’t call numbers you don’t recognize”.
- Today many smartphones display the location of the calling number as well. If not, just simply Google the ISD code before calling (first three digits).
- You may also install third party apps like “Truecaller” that references a vast spam caller list.
- If you’re unsure whether it’s a spam call from a company or an individual, you can try conducting a reverse phone lookup search on the number in question.
Got a call this morning i from +257 66 47 85 40. Looking suspucious, I decided not to call back.
I don’t pick the calls,but I have my call card deducted from my account each time I recharge.
I received missed from +25767895774.the called just ring once.i think it was a scam
I have also received aspam missed call from+25775573064.
Luckily enough as I was trying to google and find the countries’ code I found the claims about the spam on going around
Am from Kenya I received a missed call spam today in the morning when I was at my office then late again during lunch time +25761191266
INCLUDE +257 64 63 26 69 AS SCAM, just found a missed call today 10/05/22.
+25721115258,also this as that reputation you are saying
+25776057852
I have always missed calls from Zimbabwe, Burundi almost every week
Yes am from uganda just got a missed call from +25771915852 but some months ago I used to get such calls but when I call back it goes to answering machine and the cost it too high
I have been receiving many calls arrive at odd times and often disconnect after one or two rings, not giving the me enough time to answer the call. The call appears in your phone log as a missed call and tempts you to return the call.
1. +257 62033476-Burundi
2.+266 66575770-Lesotho
3.+257 79458520-Burundi
I missed a call from +25762086934 today (19-04-2022) at 9:40pm. I also missed a call from the same number on 10th April.
The missed calls keep coming on my Airtel number
Hello, am in Uganda. I just found a missed call yesterday of +25759551975 yesterday on 13/04/22 en tried to calll back, but dint say any thing as my acc bal was running low.
Afterwards, it’s wen I had to check with Google for the country code.
So hopefully now know that dis was a missed call scam
Have received a beep from this +25798396080 today this afternoon…. I tried to Google the code country, I found it’s from burundi.. meaning it can also be scam from that number…
+25776975698 I had same issue with that
number too
I am from Uganda and I got a missed call from +25754460715 today 23/03/2022 around 1;00am. Got suspicious and googled before returning the call. Thanks for the alert
I am in Kenya and have just now 18 march 2022 received a call from+25718071679 but just before answering it went silent and so I decided to check with Google
i found a missed call from +25760023624 , I called back and the lady who picked up spoke french so I hung up, french is spoken by rwandise not Burundi.
+257 76 67 18 94 this number just called me. It rung just once and stopped, normally I’ll call back was suspicious so I googled. Thankfully
I saw the missed call too
I am Charles from Uganda, I got a missed call too today at 15:15pm. I thought of calling back but I decided to find out where the call is coming from and I got that it is from Burundi. The contact is+25767270011
I missed a call from this number 25779719221 during the night
I just received a miss call with this number +257 77 58 53 30 just recently. But lucky me, I didn’t call back
This number call me today 257-70-40-31-71
Greetings,
I actually just recieved a call from +257 88 129131. One ring then they drop. When I tired to call back it didnt go through. Second time, this is happening now.
I received a missed call from +25745273901 and i’m in Uganda
+25799268872
Received it today..
I have just missed a call from such numbers
.is true +25722265299,called me and I missed it ,after I tried to call back, not human answered.
Add this
Just missed it today 7th October 2021.
“+257866862855”
I hve missed this call three times a week from Burundi Africa .+25792197589
+257816129526 tried calling me too
Likes of this kind ±25788410085
This number call me this morning just one missed call +25775909636
This is a common scam and I don’t know what these guys gain from this. It’s not only from Burundi but different nations, like recently I have been receiving from Hamilton +64 7-846 0850, for like a whole month now, been getting its calls almost daily but I never call back.
Hello there some i m from Burundi and i just read the article… Some numbers that i saw in this comments section are real numbers! We have 3 operators in Burundi
Lumitel: (+257) 69…,61….,62….,68….
Smart: (+257) 75….
Econet Leo: (+257) 79…..,71….76….
Onamob: (+257) 77….
Fixed lines: (+257) 22….
If u have seen something different than that…. Then it’s a scam. Like (+257) 78, or 88, or 33, or any other number that starts with digits that are not mentionded above….
Someone asked from where people got thier numbers… We are living in a world where sometimes it’s hard to keep your privacy why belonging in 100 groups of telegram and whatsapp and it’s very easy to get someone’s number.