2024-09-09 18:52:34
Fraudsters lure people over the phone with large sums of money and alleged prize draws. If you want to be on the safe side, you should block these numbers immediately.
Telephone scammers are currently trying to lure people with alleged prize draws. According to the company “Clever Dialer”, numerous victims have reported that unknown callers have promised them huge sums of money. The tricksters’ scams are becoming more and more brazen. Some scammers even promised to deliver cash to their doorsteps.
The Clever Dialer app (“cleverdialer.app”) helps to identify and ward off annoying and fraudulent calls. Every month, t-online publishes the five most frequently reported spam numbers so that you as a user can better protect yourself.
At the top of the list is a German cell phone number that has already been blocked over 500 times by other users. One affected person reported, for example, that the caller tried to get him to say “yes” – a clear sign of a cost trap. According to users, spam calls from the Netherlands also come several times a week and at all possible times of the day.
Callers who claim to want to deliver 39,000 euros in cash are particularly brazen. The catch: a “fee” of 900 euros must be transferred beforehand. Other scammers offer a “project protection package” for 45 euros before the supposed winnings are paid out.
Here are the numbers again as text so that you can copy and paste them:
You can find out how to block a number on your cell phone in these instructions. The basic rule is: never give out personal information such as addresses, account numbers or passwords to strangers over the phone. If you are asked to do so, you should end the call immediately. Read also: What you should never say to strangers on the phone.
All data was provided by the telephone spam check provider Clever Dialer.