Being a victim of a scam is not such a crazy thing. A phone call from 856920745 could be all that separates you from a scammer trying to get hold of personal data such as name, surname or ID.
This phone number has been reported for identity theft. Specifically from a telephone operator such as Movistar. The data you try to obtain with the impersonation could later be sold on the dark web or used in other impersonation scams, so it is necessary to be aware of the risks.
Who calls from 856920745?
This phone number pretends to be Movistar. They call the scam victim under the pretext that there is an incident in the service. In addition, during this identity theft, they ask the client for personal information such as the ID number or the full name and surname.
«They call me from 856920745 they ask for my name and surname, but they tell me to give them my ID. Of course, I don’t give it to them and they tell me that they are from Movistar, that I have an incident and if I don’t give them my ID they don’t tell me. I tell them I’ll call 1004 and they hang up. I call 1004 and they tell me that I have no incidents and that if I did they would get in touch through any Movistar channel.
Movistar has already rejected the authorship of these calls in its official forums: «This call is not ours, since in no case do we ever request private data such as the DNI in calls that we make to our clients, therefore the most practical thing is to block the number to stop receiving calls from it.
Block dangerous calls
The best thing in this case is to block the phone number and heal yourself. The first step is by the traditional method, enter the call list, open the options panel and block the number. If you still haven’t received his call, you can go into call settings and manually add him to a blacklist.
Broadly speaking, the method for adding numbers to the block list is as follows:
- Android: Settings> Calls> “Reject calls from”
iOS: Settings > Phone > Blocking and caller ID
You can also use some of the applications that help you identify calls and block suspicious numbers, such as Mr. Number, Hiya, CallBlocker, TrueCaller or Pepeescudo. These applications will not only allow you to have greater control over the numbers you have blocked, but also give you some peace of mind by identifying the incoming call and displaying an alert on the screen in case of a suspicious number like this.
