A new international pay-per-call phone number missed call scam has been identified from Estonia (+372).
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:
+3726709892
+3726682502
+3726215419
+3723897983
+3726026578
+3726026534
+3726300791
+3723895769
+3726166866
+3726040762
+3726300992
+3726799369
+3726100236
+3726100549
+3726100093
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.
Also add this 0037258146663 called me on whatsapp pretending to be google technical department
There was this call -00372 5127982 -please also add. We never had any connections with this number or even Estonia.
There was this call -00372 5127982 -please also add. We never had any connections with this number or even Estonia.
Today someone from +372 698 9956 and +372 698 9957 called me with 2 numbers, please add them to the list
Today somebody from the 372 called me the number was 372 54399 370 pls add these to the list as well because my phone was near and I didn’t know about this I accepted it apparently nobod answered me ofc now that I’ve researched I wouldn’t call them back either and I wish them hell as well for trying to scam a teen with major depressive disorder
Mine said tap back to Instagram account which was weird since there’s no problem with my ig acc from number +372 8234 0549
Got a missed call from+21625834 159;but trashed it
Some of members of my family received this call, excepting me. Fortunately, I found this article and now, I know, what it all means.