The hot topic of conversation on the Germiston City News Facebook page for the week, July 22 to 28, was:
Story – Beware ‘One Ring’ scam calls from international number, police warn – 4 shares
Police are warning cellphone users about falling victim to the ‘One Ring’ scam. 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 police.
You said:
- Sydney Moyo, “I get two or more calls a day.”
- Lizelle Du Toit, “I get calls every day and night. They will call me more than twice.”
- Benjamin Jones, “Ring scam – I thought it had something to do with marriage?”
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