Warning - fraudulent phone calls

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josef k
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Warning - fraudulent phone calls

Post by josef k »

Beware folks.

Mrs k received a call on her mobile yesterday claiming her ATM card was nearly expired. Luckily Mrs k is aware of fraud calls and hung up immediately. On checking her cards it was clear none were anywhere near their expiry date.
The key thing is that she thought the call was from Nicosia, as the country code was Cyprus and the local prefix indicated Nicosia. On inspection we noted the country code was 375 rather than the 357 Cyprus code. 375 is the code for Belarus, and a search of the internet provides lots of advice not to accept calls from 375 numbers unless you are expecting them.

So, beware of calls from 00375 and I suggest you advise your nearest and dearest accordingly.
Boxsterann
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Re: Warning - fraudulent phone calls

Post by Boxsterann »

I received one from a 375 number yesterday too. Luckily as I’m in UK didn’t have my phone to hand and only spotted the missed call this morning so many thanks for the warning.
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