Phone scammers can take revenge from people they can’t fool after making jokes and insults to them. In an interview with the agency about this, “hit the primer”said the Associate Professor of the Department of Informatics at the Russian University of Economics. GV Plekhanov Alexander Timofeev.
For example, a number spoofing program is often used to seek revenge, as if an attacker calls the police on behalf of the victim and reports various incidents, conducts checks at the company he works for, or simply sends a photo. causing jealousy or scandal to the spouse.
In addition, an offended scammer may add your number to a spam mailing list or list it on a dating site to flood the victim with unwanted calls.
“There is only one recommendation to avoid this: take pity on your nerves and time, and do not engage in conversations with scammers,” advised Timofeev. The expert also recommends that you never call back unknown numbers.
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