Mobile phone users are urged to avoid returning missed calls from international numbers, as there is a scam called ‘Wangiri Fraud’ doing the rounds.
The scam involves a computer dialling a large number of mobile phones at random. The numbers are dialled once and appear as missed calls.
Should you fall for the con and phone back, you are charged a premium rate, or you get spammed.
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The scam originates from Japan, where the word ‘Wangiri’ means ‘one ring and cut’.
Cell-phone users are advised to block numbers known to be involved in the scam and refrain from returning missed calls from unknown international numbers. You can also let your service provider know, so they can authenticate these numbers and block them on their network.
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