Hanging up on scammers: how to protect yourself from phishing phone calls
Most Australians receive an alarming robocall at some point, but experts warn fraudsters are becoming far more sophisticated
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How long has this service been running and who is it for?
The service was created in 2011 in the Czech Republic. It is an online forum where the users can share their experience with phone numbers, both annoying (mostly telemarketing, surveys) and useful (e.g. couriers, offices)..
Since the beginning, the service has been received very well, which led to localization into more languages. Nowadays, the forum exists in more than 20 languages and 34 countries throughout the world.
The service is intended for anyone who wants to identify the owner of an unknown phone number. The creators of the forum have also recently created the mobile app Call Insider for Android phones. This app, which is connected to the database of the website call-reverse-lookup.com, also allows users to automatically block telemarketing numbers.
Most Australians receive an alarming robocall at some point, but experts warn fraudsters are becoming far more sophisticated
Scammers are currently 'bombarding' the Irish public with phone calls, according to Newstalk's technology correspondent Jess Kelly.
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This guy goes my the name of Stephen Smith, Henry Smith, David Simmons. He is really good ladies be careful. He did not get any money out of me but he got my heart. Called me from 630 489-9130 and gave me # 650 249-6682 just get recording. He says he lives in Redwood City California. Is Engineer for PC Engineering. No such company in California. Says he is divorced with two children grown children . Even gave me name of friends he has. He sent me pictures which were not him I have no idea where he got them or who the real person in these pictures are. Traced him to Nigeria.I met him on dating site Mingle 2 so be real careful on these site really dangerous. He tried getting money from me but I googled the pictures he sent me and they came up as scammer. Wow some of these guys are really good talkers.
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