You may think that fake calls is no longer a method to scam or scare people. You would be wrong. Pranksters still use the old method of the fake calls to prank, scam or scare people, and to find valuable information about their victims. Because we are aware that these situations are commoner than many of us would like, we are less trustworthy when it comes to unfamiliar numbers. This is why sometimes people miss important information from their workplace, airlines, school or doctors.
With the advent of technology, scammers find easier to call people and their victims find more difficult to identify a false call. Fortunately, online websites that can help you identify a scammer are here to help you, you only need to identify the situation as being dangerous for you. If you will use an app, you will be able to find the identity of the prankster, no matter if they are using an unknown or restricted number to call you. This post will teach you what the right way to deal with pranksters is because it is important to make them stop for good.
What types of fake calls can bother you?
From prankster friends to experienced phone scam criminals, there are numerous types of individuals who can make fake calls. They are using restricted, no caller ID or blocked numbers. You will know you are dealing with a fake call if one of the above numbers is popping on your phone’s screen. One of the oldest tricks people can use when they do not want someone to detect their number is to dial *67 before entering the phone number they want to call.
Anyone can use this trick to make a fake call therefore the type of callers varies according to their interest. In most of cases they are rob callers, telemarketers and scammers and their intentions are everything but no genuine. Some of them can solicit you the purchase of a legitimate product but the majority of them would try to scam you or scare you, therefore you have all the reasons to want to identify the person behind the number.
Sometimes your friends and family members can place a private call if they want to place a funny prank to your phone, and these are situations when you immediately found out the identity of the caller because they will recommend to you at some point in the conversation.
Understand what spoofed phone numbers are
Spoofed calls is the term used to define the fake calls placed by spammers and phone scammers. Phone spoofing is a practice often used by the persons who want to trick the phone network by making it think that the originator of the call is from a location different from its real one.
This means that the caller places the call from a different number than the one that is registered by the phone network. It is a common tactic because it often tricks people into having the impression that they are receiving an important call from their doctor, school or workplace.
This technique allows scammers to place millions of fake calls daily by using a single phone number masked by phone spoofing. The bad thing about these calls is that you cannot block them from the menu of the phone being it android or Apple, as you can do with the other types of calls.
How can you deal with these fake calls?
Rule #1
Communicate with your friends, family and co-workers and notify them that you are the target of fake calls to help them protect themselves from becoming victims of the technique. It is important to know that in the majority of cases pranksters do not target a single member of the family if they do not get the results they want, they will probably try calling another person to check if they are easier to convince.
Use a reverse phone lookup app to identify the caller and share the information with your friends and family. This app only requires you to enter the number that called you and it will offer you all the needed information associated with it. You will have access to their social media accounts, address history, contact information, carrier info, and even dating profiles. You will know from the start who you are dealing with and you will find easier to identify their intentions.
Rule #2
You should not lose your courage, do not let this type of calls to intimidate you even if they threaten you or they intend to scare you. In the majority of cases the main reason why scammers phone someone is that, they want to make the person breaks their composure.
Do not give them the satisfaction of stressing you out, identify their identity fast and share it with the police. They will know what steps to take in order to stop them. In case a caller without ID information contacts you, you should not answer the call. In case you decide to answer, you should ask the scammer to offer you their number to call them back. This is the simplest way to check if the call is a fraud or not.
Rule #3
Do not let the caller be abusive. If the content of the call bothers you, you should never continue the conversation. Make sure you contact the authorities if the caller threatens you or you suspect that you are the target of a stalker. In the majority of cases, the stalker will have an abusive language if you refuse to continue the conversation. If you suspect that, the person who is abusive with the calls is also stalking you on social media or in real life, you should solicit for professional help because your life is in danger.
Nowadays more and more people, of both genders become the target of stalking and the only way to prevent the danger is to contact the authorities and ask them to guide you through the process. Do not try to be a hero and meet with the stalker in person, especially if you are alone.
Conclusion
The best way to deal with fake calls is by screening your calls. Use caller ID and other services to identify the source of a call before answering it. If you don’t recognize the number, let it go to voicemail or block the call altogether.
You can also register your phone number on national Do Not Call lists in order to reduce unwanted and potentially fraudulent solicitations from telemarketers and scammers.
Finally, if you do answer a suspicious call, never give out personal information such as credit card numbers or bank account details over the phone; instead ask for more information about who they are calling from so that you can verify their identity before responding further.
