Telephone Scams Archives

IRS Impersonation Telephone Scam

Callers pretend to be IRS fraud division employees and tell victims they owe tax monies...

+967 233 45 SIM Cloning Warning Can your answering a call from the number 96723345 enable scammers in Peru or Pakistan...

Does #-9-0 Allow Scammers to Make Long-Distance Calls on Your Phone?

Snopes has been getting variations on this warning for over 20 years.

Microsoft Impersonation Scam Scammers pretending to Microsoft techs gain remote access of your computer and/or strip your bank...

809 Area Code Call Warning

Scam alert warns that phone users lured into placing calls to the 809 area code...

‘Parcel Delivery Service’ Telephone Scam

Notification of attempted delivery cards from a phony 'Parcel Delivery Service' were used as part...

What is a ‘One-Ring’ Scam?

Warnings of a 'one-ring scam' in which telephone customers return hang-up calls from foreign phone...

BT Cut-Off Scam Con artist pretending to be telephone company representative makes it appear he can shut off...

Bankcard PIN Theft by Text Message Text message to 'hubby' on stolen phone nets purse snatcher a PIN.