Can a scammer do anything with your name and phone number?
Can a scammer do anything with your name and phone number?
By having your cell number, a scammer could trick caller ID systems and get into your financial accounts or call financial institutions that use your phone number to identify you. Once the scammer convinces your carrier to port out your number, you may never get it back.
Can a scammer get into your phone?
Phone scams and schemes: How scammers can use your phone to exploit you. The unfortunate answer is yes, there are many ways in which scammers can steal your money or your info by hacking into your smartphone, or convincing you to give information over a phone call or through a text.
Who are the Worst Spammers in area code 234?
JitterBug8 just unlocked their Heroine badge because their Caller I.Q. score increased – congrats! Our Hall of Shame highlights the numbers of the worst phone scammers and spammers from area code 234. Below you’ll find the worst offenders according to our community of CallerSmart users when it comes to area code 234 phone scams.
What to do if you get a phone number starting with 234?
If you’ve been the victim of a phone scam or fraud from a phone number starting with 234, then be sure to file a complaint with the appropriate authorities.
Are there any new rules for spoofing calls?
In August 2019, the FCC adopted new rules to include text messaging under its prohibition against anyone from transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller ID information (“spoofing”) with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongly obtain anything of value.
Is it dangerous to call a spam number?
The area codes include: 268, 284, 473, 664, 649, 767, 809, 829, 849 and 876. If you get a call like this, don’t pick it up and don’t call the number back. There’s no danger in getting the call: the danger is in calling back and racking up a whopping bill.