For sure yes. Had the same on Friday. Especially consecutive looking numbers.
Probably. I also received a few spam calls and a phishing message (claiming my LuxTrust token needs to be updated) from Luxembourgish numbers. Be a good millenial: don’t answer the phone if you don’t know the caller’s number.
Can you get any damage done to you if you pick up a Luxembourgish phone number (but don’t share any info)?
Adding to this list:
+352 621 109 187
Got a call today with a robot voice to get KYC details.
It’s all scammy calls
*This type of digital fraud is called a “Wangiri scam”, this is a slightly modified version that uses caller ID spoofing.*
*Basically, it’s a phone call scam where the fraudster tries to extract money from potential victims by calling from unknown international numbers. The scammer makes many short-duration calls to trick the user into calling back to a premium-rated number (PRN).*
*It can be mass blocked by the telecom company if they really want to, for instance, this isn’t much of a problem in Norway or Denmark due to the largest telecoms deploying systems to filter and block such algorithmic calls.*
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Doubt a scam number would use a luxembourgish phone number since those would get blocked relatively quickly but might be
https://www.whocallsme.eu/
https://www.yellow.lu/en/reverse-search
For sure yes. Had the same on Friday. Especially consecutive looking numbers.
Probably. I also received a few spam calls and a phishing message (claiming my LuxTrust token needs to be updated) from Luxembourgish numbers. Be a good millenial: don’t answer the phone if you don’t know the caller’s number.
Can you get any damage done to you if you pick up a Luxembourgish phone number (but don’t share any info)?
Adding to this list:
+352 621 109 187
Got a call today with a robot voice to get KYC details.
It’s all scammy calls
*This type of digital fraud is called a “Wangiri scam”, this is a slightly modified version that uses caller ID spoofing.*
*Basically, it’s a phone call scam where the fraudster tries to extract money from potential victims by calling from unknown international numbers. The scammer makes many short-duration calls to trick the user into calling back to a premium-rated number (PRN).*
*It can be mass blocked by the telecom company if they really want to, for instance, this isn’t much of a problem in Norway or Denmark due to the largest telecoms deploying systems to filter and block such algorithmic calls.*
*Infographic:* [*https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-documents/wangiri-–-telephone-scam*](https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-documents/wangiri-–-telephone-scam)
*Details:* [*https://blog.hiya.com/wangiri-scam-hits-europe*](https://blog.hiya.com/wangiri-scam-hits-europe)
*Solution:* [*https://www.ft.com/content/1f78b3d0-eb7e-4fc8-bb88-94c87a9ebe04*](https://www.ft.com/content/1f78b3d0-eb7e-4fc8-bb88-94c87a9ebe04)