Did someone call you from a number with the area code +39? It’s not an acquaintance from Italy, it’s a wangiri

The scheme is usually similar. Someone is calling us from an unknown number, usually with an international area code. However, the signal is so short that we do not have time to pick up. The caller expects us to call back instinctively, thus exposing himself to high costs. The phone number from which the call was made is usually chargeable.

An old scam is making a comeback. They’re counting on our reflexes

An old method that has been used many times before is now back in favor. reports that Poles’ phones are constantly being called by a number starting with +39, i.e. from the Italian area code. Usually, however, it is not a friend from the Apennine Peninsula, but an automaton whose task is to send short signals to random people en masse. Some people instinctively call back and usually hear a deafening silence in the handset. Thus, it exposes itself to costs, because the numbers used by scammers are usually paid. A few days ago – as the service writes – Poles found on their phones missed calls from the number +393511020815, which in Italy is used for insistent telemarketing. This type of cheating is called one call or one ring and wangiri (Japanese).

Similar deaf calls from hundreds of numbers registered in countries around the world have been calling Poles for years, although recently this method of fraud has been used less and less. It has become a new hit among criminals. The spoofing scheme is usually the same. The caller is trying to gain the trust of the potential victim and convince them that their money is at risk. Then he persuades to install software on the phone, which is supposed to clean the device of viruses, and in fact gives the criminal control over the smartphone and the bank’s application. In another version of this type of scam, cybercriminals persuade the victim to withdraw their savings and transfer them (at the CDM) to a “secure account”, i.e. their own bank account.