Irish phone users are told to be wary of these scam calls.
A new phone scam is being reported by members of the public. It involves a missed called from an unknown international phone number. When someone calls it back, a charge is made.
According to
Breaking News, this is called a 'premium callback' scam.
The calls can be at any time of the day and for a short amount of rings. When someone calls back, out of curiosity, they will hear a recorded message saying, "Hello, you have reached the operator. Please hold."
As they hold they are being charged a hefty amount of money for the call.
Only today, I had a voice message but no missed called. The message lasted for 3 seconds and then cut off. The phone number began with +26 and was clearly not Irish as it was very long.
It can affect people who have credit phones, as well as phone bills.
If you receive a call of this nature, resist the urge to call them back. If it's an important call, they will ring again.
