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Scammers use new methods to cheat people. One such method is Call Forwarding. In this type of scam, fraudsters cheat you by gaining access to the OTP received on your phone number. Scammers use some tricks for this.
Scammers sometimes use unknown URLs and sometimes use other methods to trap people. Call Forwarding Scam is one such fraud, in which the game is played through a code. Let us know how fraudsters trap people in such scams.
How do scammers trap you?
Scammers call you first. In this call, he introduces himself as a customer service representative. To trap people, scammers are scared that your SIM card has been hacked or there is some problem with it. After this, they ask you to dial a phone number for a quick fix.
This number starts with *401* code. Scammers forward your call to their number with the help of this code. After this, calls coming to your number are received due to OTP call forwarding. In some cases, scammers do this with the help of suspicious links.
How can you escape?
To avoid this, you should keep some things in mind. First of all, you should not click on any unknown link. On the other hand, to avoid such fraud, do not dial any unknown code from your phone. If someone calls you posing as a representative of a company, then check his number on caller ID apps.
For this, you can take the help of Truecaller. Apart from this, you can block such Spam Calls forever by going to the phone's settings. Actually, in call settings, you get the feature of Auto Filter Spam Calls. If you have kept it on, then most of the calls get filtered and reach you.
Apart from this, do not react immediately when someone calls you. Pay attention to whether your SIM has been hacked. If you have any doubt, then for this you can go to the store of your network service provider. From there you will know whether your SIM has been hacked or whether someone is trying to fraud you.
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