When you receive an unsolicited phone call from an unfamiliar number, do you answer or let it go to voicemail?
Sit Social Catfish warns that scammers often use local area codes to make themselves seem legit and trick you into answering the phone.
These are illegal “spoofing” techniques, according to the FCC.
Five area codes you should be wary of, according to Social Catfish:
– 268 (Antigua and Barbuda),
– 876 (Jamaica),
– 473 (Grenada and Carriacou),
– 649 (Turks and Caicos Islands) and
– 284 (British Virgin Islands).
All of these have been associated with various types of fraud.
Things you can do to prevent scammers from calling your phone:
– you can add your number to the National Do Not Call Registry.
– You can also utilize call-blocking software to send unknown callers straight to voicemail or prevent them from contacting you altogether.
This a friendly reminder to never provide an unknown caller with personal or financial information.
