More than once I wrote that fraudsters can substitute numbers for incoming calls and you can see that you are calling a close relative or your bank, and in fact it is swindlers.
One of these days happened unpleasant and unexpected story of the substitution rates.
This history It occurred with Timothy Bu (formerly known Learn how blogger NTV).
Quote post Timothy:
"What if I tell you that in Russia anyone can call with your telephone number, and you can not do anything about it? Friends, I really need your help, repost and publicity. But first, an incredible story about fraud, which threatened subscribers of all three operators and our favorite Savings!
A week ago I got a call from the number +79091708104 and introduced "MTS Technical Support." You've got to be clever helluva lot to understand what it fraudsters, well, what technical support numbers MTS Beeline? I sent a rather rude caller, well, a crook and a cheat, but then there was incredible! He was offended! Some kind of dog, who makes his living in that ring up people and throws them for money, was offended that he was called a dog and decided to take revenge on me, can you imagine? He called back, began to threaten and promised that now I'll get a bunch of calls. And do not lie!
For a week I call the people who claim that they have missed from my room. Some of them manage to pick up the phone and hear the fraudster, who talks to them from my room! Divorce scheme itself is very simple: it seems MTS employee, says that now will It carried out technical works, zabaltyvaet man and brings the conversation to what you want to send a SMS to Room 900! A number of 900, this savings bank. People send sms and without knowing it, list all their money scams.
Guess where they call, when they realize that they were deceived? To me.
And now the most important thing! Warn your loved ones, especially the age that the operator will never call and submitted technical support, offer to make some action with the phone, and even more to send sms. If someone calls and offers to send SMS - is a crook! Warn all people really carried it like cats on valerian! That's no joke, I have talked with dozens of people thrown all of them - not marazmatik but SMS 900 sent without hesitation.
That is, anyone can call from your room, call your relatives, friends, colleagues. Say anything and people will believe, because they will see your number! The mobile security system there is a hole that allows you to call such fraudsters with others rooms. And for a week no one can do with it! There is a fundamental problem, because of which people cheat and take their last penny.
Statement to the police, of course, already been written. But people continue to deceive now. The only chance to save them - the maximum publicity. Please inform relatives and friends about the scams. Spread this post warns. The more attention we type, the faster stop the villain. One can actually repost your last save money any pensioner, do not be lazy! "
In fact, everything is much more complicated, and cellular operators are unlikely to solve the problem. To replace the numbers used by IP-telephony, where the substitution of non - standard feature. I do not know whether there is any solution to this problem.
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