Russians should only answer calls from unknown numbers a second time, to make sure that there are no actions of a bot searching for active subscribers. In this respect “Newspaper.Ru” Said Pavel Korostelev, head of the product promotion department of the Security Code company.
He explained that if a call from an unknown number only happens once, it’s almost always a bot. “Receive a second call from unknown numbers. The expert noted that as a rule, bots do not call back and do not send the number to the list of “lifeless”.
According to the expert, if a bot called, said a certain phrase and disconnected, there is no need to call that number again. He called to block the number from which such a call came, in order to prevent new attempts by scammers.
Korostelev concluded that scammers regularly launch bots to check the phone numbers they get their hands on. The technology also allows you to use active numbers for calls to find new victims.
Find out, read about whether it is dangerous to call back to an unfamiliar number, what a Russian will hear in the recipient when calling using a bot, and how to recognize a new scam number Material “socialbites.ca”.
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