These are the numbers that hackers use in calls, and you should never answer them
Unwanted calls and phone scams are constantly increasing, and it seems that there will be no end to it. Day by day, these numbers become more stable and dangerous, and any unknown number that appears on your cell phone could be a scam attempt.
When you get a call from a prefix you don't know, it's likely a cybercriminal trying to impersonate a family member, an official body, such as your bank, or even your phone operator.
These types of situations can pose serious risks to your security and privacy, as hackers use different methods to obtain your personal data, such as account numbers, addresses, or even contact information.
Fortunately, there are ways to identify fake calls, and one of the most effective is to pay attention to the numbers that fraudsters often use. They do not use numbers from your state, they adopt international prefixes for their harmful activities.
Always be careful to answer calls from these phone numbers that start with these numbers, as it may be a scam.
- +232 (Sierra Leone)
- +242 (Bahamas)
- +246 (Barbados)
- +284 (British Virgin Islands)
- +345 (Cayman Islands)
- +441 (Bermuda)
- +473 (Grenada, Carriaco, Little Martinique)
- +649 (Turks and Caicos)
- +664 (Montserrat)
- +721 (St. Maarten)
- +758 (Saint Lucia)
- +767 (Dominica)
- +784 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
- +809, +829 and +849 (Dominican Republic)
- +868 (Trinidad and Tobago)
- +869 (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
- +876 (Jamaica)
- +92 (Pakistan)
- +221 (Senegal)
- +223 (Mali)
- +227 (Niger)
- +7 (Russia)
Remember that this list is not final, and hackers can use fake numbers from anywhere in the world unnoticed. So, the best protection is to be careful and not answer calls from numbers you don't know.
One of the most effective ways is to download a third-party app, such as TrueCaller, which blocks automated calls instantly. You can also choose to activate spam filter on Android phones, just go to Phone & Settings and enable Caller ID and Spam.