Beware of this unsolicited phone call scam - especially seniors

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Yesterday morning my mother received a call saying there was a sudden increase in activity on her phone number and that services will be temporarily suspended within 2 hours and to press 9 to know more details. She is not too tech savvy which can be frustrating at times but also thankfully because she does not know how to operate UPI transfers to be scammed. She told me about it and I said it was definitely a scam to target gullible people. 

Today morning my father gets the same call and he said he was close to pressing 9 just to know who was calling but ultimately decided against it. 

In the past I have received similar SMS threatening disruption of service and asking to click on certain links but this is the first time getting an automated phone call

Has anyone else experienced these calls? Any downsides to pressing 9 and possibly connecting with a scammer on the other end? 

Do spread awareness to your family members and friends especially senior citizens parents/relatives and other gullible people who may not be familiar with such scams and may end up transferring money to them.


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Benevolent Benevolent
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Every week I get those. I block and report them.

Deal Cadet Deal Cadet
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I blocked the number.

Best way to report them?

They surely have plenty of numbers for these operations
Deal Lieutenant Deal Lieutenant
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VU+ for awareness of this tricky scam that keeps on repeating 

Benevolent Benevolent
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Get these calls regularly in all my numbers. Keep blocking and reporting them. 

Beacon Beacon
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Same here I have also received calls many times, but to me its says your package could not be delivered and is being returned back, to know more press 9

Deal Cadet Deal Cadet
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Received one of those as an SMS in the past along with a phishing link
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Deal Cadet Deal Cadet
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9 press karne par jo bandage aye GA uspar samuhik Gali barsao

Post Mogul Post Mogul
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Use DND 3.0 app for reporting these types of calls

Deal Cadet Deal Cadet
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Just wanted to know what will happen if we will press 9 ( incase of  scammers calls)

Deal Cadet Deal Cadet
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same doubt?

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Deal Cadet Deal Cadet
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Can anyone please suggest or give information what will happen after pressing 9 or pressing 1 .

Usually such type of calls are very much related to our Shopping or Business.

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