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[subex-limited]

Combatting Wangiri Fraud using Blockchain technology - Subex Limited

Wangiri fraud, or what we call as one ring scam, continues to haunt telecom operators even today. As per the CFCA 2019 fraud loss survey, Wangiri is one of the top 5 fraud methods with an estimated fraud loss of close to USD 1.82 billion globally.

[jonnyha]

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[techprolonged]

"Wangiri" or "One-Ring" Scam now targets Pakistan with missed phone calls

“Wangiri” or “One-Ring” Scam now targets Pakistan with missed phone calls

Originally emerged from Japan, the notorious phone call scam, dubbed as “Wangiri” or “One-ring” has started targeting mobile phone users in Pakistan.

Users have been sharing (and re-sharing) on social media as well as they are messaging on WhatsApp in groups or in private messages to their friends, families and relatives about the scam which outburst in Pakistan last week.

The term “Wangiri”,…

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[blogencounters]

Scam Alert - One Ring Prompting Expensive Call Back

Scam Alert - One Ring Prompting Expensive Call Back #phonescam #scam #scamalert #wangiri

Scam Alert Scammers Defrauding Consumers By Prompting Expensive Call Back

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has issued a warning to consumers regarding a reported ‘wave’ of “one” or “single” ring phone calls (aka Wangiri), usually later in the evening/late night.  The call will often only be a single ring, prompting you to call it back to see who it was.  This can result in per minute…

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[labradoritedreams]

Be Aware of this Phone Scam!

Last night I got a missed phone call and voice mail on my iPhone; the call was from number [phone] in Grenada. Well -- I don't answer calls from unfamiliar numbers, and I sure as HELL don't know anyone in Grenada. The voice mail message was just a series of beeps, like a dropped call. I admit to being sort of curious, but if I'm not answering the call I'm certainly not calling back. So instead I plugged the number into my web browser to see if I could find out anything (my usual course of action with unknown callers). Turns out curiosity is at the root of the scam. I found a page ( http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-473-520-9780 ) where people describe getting calls from this number, all of which hung up after one ring. Some people actually called back, only to get disturbing sex noises. Turns out the number is an unregulated (being as it's in Grenada) charge-by-the-minute sex line, and the one ring call is a ruse to get you to call them and incur outrageous charges. Seems this is a type of scam known as "wangiri", and it's at least ten years old ( http://www.economist.com/node/1367988 ). So, the moral of this story is not to call back unknown numbers -- look 'em up on the internet instead. The more you know...,