How does scammers reach you?
Phone call scams are a common tactic used by scammers to trick individuals into giving away personal information or money. These calls can come in many forms, such as a fake charity, a fake government agency, or a fake family member.
Some common tactics used by scammers include posing as a representative of a respected business, an official of a government agency, or even a family member.
What do scammers demand from us?
They may ask for personal information such as bank account numbers, credit card numbers, or Social Security numbers. They may also ask for money to be transferred via wire transfer or gift cards.
Risk Management and techniques
To protect yourself from phone scams, you should be cautious when receiving unsolicited calls.
You can hang up if you have any doubt about the authenticity of the call, and contact the organization directly to verify the authenticity of the request.
Below are some of the techniques that we can follow
- Education: Educate yourself and others about common phone call scams and how to identify them.
- Caller ID verification: Verify the caller’s identity before providing any personal information.
- Do not provide personal information: Never give personal information such as your social security number, credit card number, or bank account information over the phone unless you initiated the call and know the person you are speaking with.
- Use call blocking and caller ID services: Use call blocking and caller ID services to block unwanted calls and to see the caller’s identity before answering.
- Be cautious of unsolicited callers, especially if they are asking for personal information or money.
- Don’t trust caller ID, scammers can spoof numbers, so even if the number looks legitimate, it may not be.
- Never pay for any service with a prepaid debit card, or wire money.
Also, you can register yourself to National Do Not Call Registry, which will reduce the number of telemarketing calls you receive.
Now About Scam Yodha
We at Ceegees have initiated and build a useful tool called Scam Yodha for managing the risk of phone call scams.
- It can act as a blocker app
- It allow users to easily report scams.
- Scam Yodha can help and protect individuals from falling victim to these types of fraud.
- The feature of providing proper message to identify scammers is an added benefit.
- It is always good to be aware of different solutions available to manage the risk of phone scams.
Over all Scam Yodha seems to be a promising option.
Find out us
We recommended to visit our website scamyodha.com to find more information and download the app to use it. Also read our previous blog.
Senior Software Engineer, Ceegees Software Solutions Pvt Ltd.