Hanging up on scammers: how to protect yourself from phishing phone calls
Most Australians receive an alarming robocall at some point, but experts warn fraudsters are becoming far more sophisticated
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State: | Great Britain |
Latitude: | 53.4809500 |
Longitude: | -2.2374300 |
Population: | 395,515 |
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.7 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972; and designated a City Region on 1 April 2011. Greater Manchester spans 493 square miles (1,277 km2), which roughly covers the territory of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area,… Wikipedia » |
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Hazard level: | 75 % |
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Latest rating: | Jul 29, 2014 Add comment |
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How long has this service been running and who is it for?
The service was created in 2011 in the Czech Republic. It is an online forum where the users can share their experience with phone numbers, both annoying (mostly telemarketing, surveys) and useful (e.g. couriers, offices)..
Since the beginning, the service has been received very well, which led to localization into more languages. Nowadays, the forum exists in more than 20 languages and 34 countries throughout the world.
The service is intended for anyone who wants to identify the owner of an unknown phone number. The creators of the forum have also recently created the mobile app Call Insider for Android phones. This app, which is connected to the database of the website number-lookup.co.uk, also allows users to automatically block telemarketing numbers.
Most Australians receive an alarming robocall at some point, but experts warn fraudsters are becoming far more sophisticated
Scammers are currently 'bombarding' the Irish public with phone calls, according to Newstalk's technology correspondent Jess Kelly.
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The calls from the 01612448130 bother me. It is repeatedly called, but said nothing. Sometimes I even hear someone breathing.
Nuisance Jul 29, 2014 00