Blocking all of these callers can be an incredibly annoying and tedious task. Fortunately, a new study is revealing the twelve most common scam phone numbers that experts recommend never answering:
- (865) 630-4266 — Notice-Account [WellsFargo] Reach us NOW
- (805) 637-7243 — You won Publisher’s Clearing House!
- (858) 605-9622 — Bank Account temporarily ON HOLD! Call now
- (863) 532-7969 — Debit Card Frozen Call Immediately
- (904) 495-2559 — AT&T Free Msg: Congrats to 2 lucky users!
- (312) 339-1227 — Lose weight! – or – Track your parcel
- (917) 540-7996
- (347) 437-1689
- (301) 307-4601
- Call (878) 877-1402 Now! 994# Card-Locked Alert
- (202) 221-7923 — Student loan forgiveness deadline coming. Call Kelsey
From Study Finds:
Out of more than 150,000 suspicious phone numbers reported by users over the last two years, researchers with BeenVerified cut that list down to 12 scammers and spammers who constantly call Americans. The team also categorized them by the specific tactics they used to trick people who answered the phone.
Nine of the 12 fall into the category of a “text scam message,” meaning these numbers send a text to cell phone users, trying to get them to click on a suspicious link or call another number. The bait typically involves some urgent message that gets the victim to fear that something has gone wrong.
Four of the 12 popular scam numbers involved “business imposter cons.” These numbers pretend to be your bank or credit card company, possibly to gain access to your accounts.
“Call companies directly to check fraud claims. Do not use links or phone numbers provided. Instead, check your card or account for the authorized fraud prevention number,” writes BeenVerified’s Kevin Voigt in a statement.
Three of the 12 top scam numbers involved “delivery scams.” These schemes pretend to notify victims about a supposed package from companies like DHL or FedEx in order to get people to click a suspicious link. BeenVerified notes that these schemes skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two other numbers try to trick people by telling them they’ve won a prize. While it sounds enticing, experts warn that it’s all a lie.
Definitely recommend clicking the link above and checking out the full article where you can see a full explanation for each scam caller.
