This new scam, which is said to have originated in Japan, starts off with one ring, making the user think that it was a missed call, according to Brig Stokkies Coetzee of the Gauteng SAPS.
This usually happens during the night time.
Coetzee said victims receive a call from an international number; since the call came from an international number, the users tend to call back with an interest to know who the caller is and what the purpose of the call was.
Once you call, you either trigger spam which will be sent to you or you are often put on hold (the other person won’t talk) and you eventually end up with a high call account.
If you happen to get any calls from an unknown number beginning with the following country codes do not answer:
• Burundi (+257)
• Malawi (+265)
• Pakistan (+92)
• Russia (+7)
• Nigeria (+234)
• Tunisia (+216)
• Belarus (+375)
Avoid calling international numbers unless you are certain who you are calling.
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