Phone scams and ping-call

Phone scams are most often perpetrated by unscrupulous service publishers who use various pretexts to encourage victims to call back a premium number.

The most common pretexts are :

  • A voice message waits to be listened to
  • An e-mail tells you that a parcel post is waiting for delivery

How to fight against phone scams?

The best way is to inform the internet users as much as possible by reporting the fraudulent number

Last reported scams

+447944496172 11/16/2022... Comment / Review: Scam states: Hi mum, im texting you off a friends phone ive smashed mine and phones about to die. Can you whatsapp my new numbers 07944496172 please x
+18444921928 (2 comments) 11/15/2022... Called from this number syaing they have legal documents and the guy called me an idiot when i said stip calling scammer and he got qngry and an attitide at me and was yelling.i hung up on him.
+18887214095 (3 comments) 11/15/2022... Continues cakling and saying theres legal documents to send to me.also calling people that at one tine was affiliated with me.when i called back and told them to stop calling me and im not playing into their scam the guy called me an idiot and got angry and hu
+447703383686 11/15/2022... They messaged me saying “ Hi Mum I'm texting you off a friends phone I've smashed mine and their phones about to die, can you WhatsApp my new number 07884846087 please x“ I don’t have any kids and they also messaged my mum this.
+12092334022 11/15/2022... Your name confirmed.. Here is the information needed : Bank Name ; Checking or Savings ; Home Address : Occupation: Gender: Relationship status: Age : Your phone Service provider : My Name is David I'm the lucky winner of Tennessee powerball winne
+18887214225 (8 comments) 11/15/2022... Lady called me and said I was going to be served because I fraudulently took out a payday loan and did not pay it back with cash now. She said one of the charges are criminal. I have LegalShield and they said it’s a scam. I have filed a police report
+14242851032 (3 comments) 11/15/2022... They claim you left a message about a home remodeling project and to call them back. It's a scam to solicit business. Whoever is pretending here that it's not a scam is probably the scammers themselves.
+61482078736 11/15/2022... Contacted by this number by texting through what’s app claiming to be a family member in distress needing an urgent bill paid as their phone has been dropped down the loo and their back account had been frozen. Asked for money to be paid to Nicholas John Kin
+442392160686 11/14/2022... I ordered a wig 10/15/22. To date it still has not arrived. I contacted wigsdo three times. No response. My order number is MA221011B1517, The above phone number I can't get through to them. Please advise. I would like a refund. Thank you. Arlene Laquidara
+13475073206 (1 comment) 11/14/2022... I was contacted by this number and I called the number in the link and they said it was in regards to a computer or laptop that I had supposedly purchased from Amazon. I told them that I never ever purchased it and then they said to cancel it, I would have to
+18559170607 (4 comments) 11/14/2022... They had old information on a previously paid debt and said I still owed it.Answering "corporate office,"  Natalie was rude and told me I was going to have my wages garnished if I didn’t pay. This should be illegal.
+447703364987 (1 comment) 11/13/2022... Text message: “Hi mum I'm texting you off a friends phone I've smashed mine and their phones about to die, can you WhatsApp my new number 07495932820 please x”
+448002606917 11/13/2022... Comment / Review: Amazon and paypal fraud. SUSPECTED SCAM!
+61429396854 11/12/2022... I received a message from BOQ; 482867 is your Internet Banking verification code. If you didn't request this code, please contact us immediately on https://boq.-com.au.ibre-view.info/ the number above is what it came in on . I have a copy of the message. H
+448003689844 11/11/2022... Comment / Review: o.il.lo.n.g72@gmail.com SUSPECTED SCAM!
+18665052107 (1 comment) 11/11/2022... Comment / Review: Trying to get banking information claiming they are my bank and debit cards are compromised SUSPECTED SCAM!
+61409205396 11/11/2022... Comment / Review: Just received a call from 0481053962 pretending to be a neighbour watch person. Couldn't answer a straight question, gave vague answers. SUSPECTED SCAM!
+448081963177 11/10/2022... Scammers are sending emails and texts posing as PayPal fraudulent activity alerts, instructing the recipient to call 44-808-196-3177, and then attempting to scam the caller once on the phone. 
+61250162519 11/10/2022... Comment / Review: This number called and left computerised voicemail claiming to be eBay telling me my purchase has been successful. I have not purchased off eBay recently.
+61421579304 11/09/2022... Comment / Review: Amazon prime scam claiming that they will automatically charge 99.99$/month subscription SUSPECTED SCAM!
+441451830297 11/08/2022... Comment / Review: They said I have been charged 80£ for prime membership. Be aware. SUSPECTED SCAM!
+61250162422 11/08/2022... Left me a message saying 299 would be debited from my account and to press 1 to stop it. I rang back to ask who is this calling me and leaving such a message, I was told "mam I have plenty of my own money". He laughed he couldn't take money out of my account.
+14707818388 (4 comments) 11/07/2022... The scammer poses as different people from different companies saying they got my resume from INDEED job search engine. They try to get sensitive information from me to defraud me.
+16152063634 (3 comments) 11/07/2022... This person claimed there was a civil suit against me and a courier was going to be delivering important paperwork that I can review before signing. I had a feeling it was a scam, but I called my local civil center to make sure. The man on the phone left his
+441542794710 11/05/2022... Comment / Review: Contacted me about a £900 direct debit transaction SUSPECTED SCAM!
+17803995776 11/05/2022... I got text-You have a pending deposit from "Government of Canada". To Claim funds now Via Interac proceed by pressing "Y" I pressed Y then I got- directdepositviaintrc.com
+447784980613 (4 comments) 11/04/2022... Gi i have just resecwd a message from this number saying. "Hi Mum I smashed my phone and I'm using a friends phone to message you and phone is about to die Could you message me on WhatsApp, my new number is 07903481339" Funny thing is both my daughters ar
+441254839901 11/04/2022... Comment / Review: They claimed to be telemarketers offering different offers from retailers. They asked for my personal details, but I didn't provide them with that.
+16894443100 11/04/2022... I have received a call from this number telling me that they are calling on behalf of a company named ThreatLocker and claiming that we have set a meeting for today. I didn't set up a meeting with them. I hung up immediately when I realized they were scammers.
+441975359014 11/03/2022... Comment / Review: I received an auto message from bank fraud claiming two payments were made, one to Amazon and one by international money order for over £1,000.
+448000478160 11/03/2022... Comment / Review: It looks like a PayPal scam; they pretend to be PayPal, asking for payment of an invoice for a purchase on Sainsbury's cards. Do not call them back.
+61406473581 11/02/2022... Text msg: : Our record indicates that you have a toll trip UNPAlD. Please fix the bill NOW to avoid penalty notice. tollwaylink-notice.com. The website links to the genuine app in the App Store and gives it an extra genuine look.
+447923447769 11/02/2022... I received a text from this number above saying: Hi mum ive smashed my phone. Can you whatsapp me heres my temporary number it is 07432 624217 please x A known scam.
+19549041531 11/02/2022... Comment / Review: Says there was a suspicious purchase on my Amazon account for an iPhone and AirPods that amounted to 1200 dollars SUSPECTED SCAM!
+12106601792 (1 comment) 11/02/2022... The man said my electricity was going to be disconnected. Our account is up to date! The # above I was suppose to call to make a huge payment. But the man was calling from 2103534357…
+443300013476 11/02/2022... Called me today as I went on a fake profile on fb about bitcoins, constant harassment then abusive +359 88 7936940 Bulgaria. +30 2741 031676 Corinth Greece +420 773 857 055 Czechia +44 0871 191 5998 uk +386 3 577 4655 Slovenia +353 1 685
+443303411802 (1 comment) 11/01/2022... Comment / Review: 15:00 hrs Tues 1 nov 2022. Male voiced asked if I was (my name) when i replied "yes" they hung up SUSPECTED SCAM!
+61408537157 11/01/2022... Comment / Review: Acting as Amazon billing. SUSPECTED SCAM!
+18559527770 11/01/2022... Comment / Review: Scam call from "student advisor " telling me i need to call about loan forgiveness. SUSPECTED SCAM!
+447936445691 (2 comments) 10/29/2022... Message received today Saturday 29th October 2022 from number above at 22.55 "Hi mum I'm texting you off my friends phone I've dropped and smashed mine and there phone is about to die, can you WhatsApp my new number 07435790081 please x" If I had not been with
+17143641029 10/28/2022... This company will threaten to take you to court over “debt” that you don’t own. They will call over and over, leaving vaguely threatening messages, and aggressively try to get information from you.
+17543365882 10/27/2022... Comment / Review: ISP Phishing SUSPECTED SCAM!
098712082 10/27/2022... Scammer has been calling nonstop! Using the following numbers 098712082 098712090 098712081 098712088 098712070 I got several calls from an Indian woman trying to get as much information from me as she could. She knows my name but can not tell me who
+447521255092 10/25/2022... Text saying- Hi Mum I've broken my phone so calling form a friend. Please contact me on WhatsApp on another number 07949463147. A second text comes in saying - Hi Mum, its been awful....had a really bad day, now having a mare with my online bank account a
+16472057183 (4 comments) 10/25/2022... GETTING TEXT ABOUT THEY TRYINGTO SEND $ to which l have no knowledge of they dont respond to my requests for name and the reason so l consider a scam trying get my to accept the transfer then they would have my possible info Have had 3 of these but l delete t
+442476999539 10/24/2022... Comment / Review: Imitating carphone warehouse SUSPECTED SCAM!
+447512309801 (1 comment) 10/23/2022... Fake message sent - Hi mum. I've damaged my phone so save my new number just until I get it repaired at phone shop. Message me on 07411150914 and let me know when you've saved it xx
+61390873658 10/23/2022... Called and knew my first and last name. Talked about some electricity monitoring device which was a scam. Were actually quite rude so I hung up. A bit unnerved that they knew my first and last name.
+447521204137 10/21/2022... I had a txt from phone number 07521204137 saying 'Hi mum ive broken my phone txting you off a friends phone which is about to die. Can you wotsApp me on this number 07985152719'
+447521229695 (1 comment) 10/20/2022... Comment / Review: And 07378465374 is another number Individual is trying to make out that son/daughter needs money as they have lost their phone SUSPECTED SCAM!