It is a more common situation than at first seems, even more because of the increase in scam attempts that have been made in recent years. If it happens to you, pay attention, since it could be fraud.
During the last months, the Estafa attempts on the part of numbers that were put in contact with us, having a Tiktok, Infojobs recruiters or any other similar tool They have become a regular. If we missed the phone, it was quite simple to realize that it was an attempt to fraud and that it was best to hang as soon as possible and block the number. However, it could also happen that we did not take the phone on time and, when we looked at the phone, we realized that we had a call loss.
Although the police have alerted more than one occasion through social networks of the dangers of taking a call that comes from an unknown number, it always generates some curiosity when We receive a call And, especially if we are waiting for an important call, we may choose to return that call. It is then that the surprise jumps and a phrase appears that informs that this number does not exist. But how can it be if you just tried to call us?
A callcenter or a virtual number
When we are faced with this situation, the solution is usually that they have tried to contact us from some call center with a mass call program. It is a Automated process That at the same time calls dozens of numbers and, when someone picks up, it is when the operator begins to speak. This is also the reason that many times Let’s pick up the phone And the person who has received the call does not speak until after a few seconds, since the system has to assign an agent to each person who decoupled the phone.
These systems do not allow incoming calls, So the number that appears on the screen usually has restricted incoming calls, which is why it is impossible to contact the number in question.
A modus operandi of various scammers
Unknown numbers have become an increasingly important problem in terms of safety for users. Reason why it is very important to have a certain caution when we receive a call from a number that we do not know or have to return one that has been recorded on our mobile.
Many cybercriminal bands make use of numbers that do not allow incoming calls to articulate their scams, in this way they are less located And, therefore, avoid being persecuted and leave traces.
The police itself recommend that we avoid downloading any call that comes from a number that we do not have registered. And, in case of doing so, that in the face of the minimum doubt that it is an identity impersonation, that we hang immediately, block the number and put it in knowledge of the State Security Forces and Bodies.
