You must
have yourself in this situation where you find a missed call on your phone but
you cannot tell the caller. The last thing that you should do is calling back
to know who was trying to reach out to you. As much as the number might have
your home area code, do not assume that you are safe to call back. Can it be
your doctor? Your child's teacher? Or a neighbor? Unfortunately, it can be none
of them. Why should someone important call you and fail to leave any message?
Probably no genuine reason. These might be scammers or hackers who want to
confirm whether your phone is active and use your information for fraudulent
purposes.
Crooks are
also using technology to up their game. Most of them can trick you with the
area code to lure you into calling back. An area code is no longer a proof that
the caller is from your region. It is good to be curious but do not take any
action like calling back unknown numbers when you get a missed call. Even if
you were waiting for an important call, you can use various ways to determine
whether you are doing the right thing by contacting back. Even though the
person might not pick, which is true with these callers, you will have prepared
yourself for future spams. You should avoid calling back unknown numbers since
most of them are con artists trying to steal your data.

Simple Ways Scammers Win Your Trust
You do not
have to present your whole CV to be scammed online. Corn artists have perfected
the game in that your name is enough to get what they need from you. There are
several ways in which spammers make you trust them.
The Art of Trust
Leave alone
those crimes you hear in the hood about a gang riding a bank with guns. You can
notice the danger the moment a criminal is on your site. Instead of guns,
scammers will use their brain as a tool to trigger you to submit to their
requests. Once you call back an unknown number, you are halfway to gain trust
from online scammers. All they need is the initial information and you can join
them, but the issue is that you will suffer alone at last. They might pose as
the customer cares from your local bank ready to assist you on issues around
your account. Keep in mind that no one will force you. They will be as patient
as you think bank attendants could be. But you might be throwing you in a pool
of stress unknowingly.
They Aim at the Vulnerable
If you have
ever fallen in the traps of scammers (of which you might have in one way or the
other) it does not indicate that you were stupid. The only accurate term here
is vulnerability. Leave alone playing with your intelligence, corn artists will
play with your emotions. You can easily fall to scammers when undergoing
extreme changes in your life. This is because you are likely to lose
equilibrium at those times.
You can easily surrender yourself to scammers when
going through frustrations like when you have lost your job. In such a
situation, you may opt for any opportunity that promises money. This is where
you mess with everything. Positive changes can land you to a problem as well.
You might be in a stage of your life where you only see the good things. The
problem comes when you fail to distinguish between good things coming to your
ways and easy targets.
They Get You To Talk More
What another
good way of gaining people's confidence apart from giving them your attention?
This is how smart scammers play with your mind. They will tend to try offering
you with any solution you need without compromise. No sooner than you know what
they mean, you will be crying alone. Cons will trap you with what you desire
most the first time you come into contact with them. With the tons of fantasy
scenes they will be giving you daily, it will not be long and you will release
the needed information. The worst thing is that victims tend to answer more
questions than they ask. You will find yourself interested in the final results
without questioning anything.
Using Your Name
How
confident will you be when interacting with a new person who always remembers
your name? That is how scammers play the mind game. The worst thing is that you
can fake things in these instances. Let's say someone comments on your photo
like "hello (name) how are you do you recall me?" even if you are a
rude person, it is hard to offer answers like "Do not bother me, I am not
familiar with you". You will probably try to be positive as you figure out
the stranger. Remember, the more you give a scammer time the more you become
susceptible to losing yourself. With the phone number, cons can get your
information. For this reason, you should never call back hidden numbers.
Mimicking Your Posture
According to
research, the easiest way to gain anyone's empathy is by mirroring his or her
body language. It makes salesmen try to close deals faster. Mimicking helps in
creating subconscious links with victims. This method creates a sense of
belonging and familiarity with the victims. Scammers take advantage of this to
break your mental defense before accessing your physical
space. Make sure you do not entertain someone you have no idea of. The only way
to prevent this is to make sure no one has your information without your
consent. Avoid calling back unfamiliar number and you will be more secure than
you imagine.
Conclusion
With only
your phone number or name, scammers can start their journey of scamming you.
For this reason, do not give unknown people your time. Although you might feel
triggered to call a number after you find a missed call, may it be the last
thing you could do. Genuine people would at least leave a message. Avoid
calling back hidden numbers when you get a missed call for your safety.
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