How phone scammers tricked Americans out of tens of billions of dollars in 2022
Despite the rise of sophisticated crypto frauds and ransomware plots, phone scams continue to trick Americans out of tens of billions of dollars each year.
| Ratings 1× | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard level: | 50 % | ||
| Amount of evaluations: | 1× | Last evaluation: | 6 Mar. 2016 |
| Views | |||
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| Number of views: | 198× | Last viewed: | 15 Feb. 2022 |
| Probable localization of the phone number | ||
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| City: | Gurgaon | |
| State: | India | |
| Population: | 197,340 | |
| Time zone: | Asia/Kolkata (GMT +6) | |
Users can find the reviews of the phone number written by other users, the interest in the phone number in the last month and, if possible, its location (for landlines). Sometimes, there are no reviews for a given phone number. If, however, the page has e.g. a thousand views, it shows that it is most likely an annoying caller.
FAQDespite the rise of sophisticated crypto frauds and ransomware plots, phone scams continue to trick Americans out of tens of billions of dollars each year.
Police say these scammers are very good at what they do, and they do the research, even sometimes imitating a voice, or they know a family nickname like Pop-pop or Nana.
I didn't attend that call.