2024-04-06 04:19:02
Fraudulent calls from unknown phone numbers can be nerve-wracking over time. To protect yourself, you should block these numbers.
Fraudsters often use annoying spam calls from unknown numbers to try to get personal information or money. What was encouraging last month was that the number of spam calls fell in March (-12.9 percent), according to the company Clever Dialer.
Clever Dialer’s app (“cleverdialer.app”) helps to detect and ward off unwanted and fraudulent calls. Every month, the company t-online reveals the five spam numbers that cause customers the most trouble.
Despite the decline in calls, many people were again harassed on the phone by brazen scammers last month. The number of reported closures rose by 13.1 percent in March. “Many of those affected no longer answer the telephone in order to avoid dangerous situations in the first place,” says Clever Dialer.
The top 5 spam numbers March 2024
To ward off the scam calls, here are the top five phone numbers reported to Clever Dialer in the past month. You should block them immediately.
Here are the numbers again as text so that you can copy and paste them:
- 06987003110 (cost trap)
- 056818090264 (cost trap)
- 022376922894 (cost trap)
- 056818090265 (cost trap)
- +447762833647 (cost trap)
How to block a phone number
You can find out how you can block a number on your cell phone in this guide. You should block the above phone numbers immediately. In general, you should never give out personal information such as addresses, account numbers or passwords to unknown numbers over the phone. If you are asked, simply end the call. Also read here: Which word you should never say to strangers on the phone.
All data was provided by the provider Clever Dialer’s telephone spam check.