[Resolved]  Airtel — Call from +381

same thing happen with me.i am located in bangalore

Have you ever received a burst of missed calls from strange numbers in a short span of time? Such missed calls usually last for just one ring and it is strongly recommended that you DO NOT call these numbers back. This is an old scam that has resurfaced and we would like to warn our users against them.

These are international premium-rate numbers (IPRN) and people who call them are charged hefty rates which are transferred to the attacker. The trick is known as the ‘Wangiri’ fraud. In Japanese, ‘Wangiri’ means ‘one ring and cut’ and it is believed that this scam originated in Japan.

What is a premium number?
Premium-rate numbers are typically known as toll numbers and their origin can be traced to several European countries. Telecom operators offer a limited number of premium numbers which are acquired by businesses. Callers are charged premium rates (higher than regular calling rates) when they dial such numbers and the revenue earned is then shared between the telecom operator and the owner of the number.

Commercial establishments advertise these numbers for tech support, voting polls, competitions, directory inquiries, weather forecasts and more.

How a Wangiri scam works?
Once an attacker has acquired a premium-rate number he gives missed calls to thousands of cellphone numbers chosen randomly. Inadvertently, an unsuspecting victim calls the number back. An individual answers the call and tries to prolong the conversation under some pretext. All this while, the curious caller gets charged a large amount for the call. The rates range from Rs. 50 per minute to Rs. 200 per minute.

The latest slew of attacks has arisen from numbers starting with a +92 or +381 code. This code belongs to numbers from Pakistan or Sibera but it is impossible to be sure as attackers could have used several masking techniques. Tracing the country of origin of such calls is a very difficult process and it can only be accomplished by law enforcement agencies. It is largely suspected that these calls do not originate in India. Hence, callers are charged international rates for calling these international premium-rate numbers.

It is an ingenious way of stealing money off victims. Prepaid users will find their credit drastically reduced whereas postpaid users would only come to know of these charges once they view their monthly bill. The best course of action would be to simply ignore such suspicious missed calls and refrain from calling them back. Quick Heal Mobile Security users can also utilize the ‘Call Blocking’ feature to blacklist such numbers and prevent them from reaching the device.

Same thing happened at my Airtel postpaid connection on 19 Jan 2015.

Call established for 3 times.But I have not recevied yet..

Solutions:
Pleases add +381 to your mobile reject list.
It will be better for you.

Regards,
Apurba Ghosh
Bishnupur
contact.[protected]@gmail.com

My name is Punit shetty, I have been receiving calls from 4 different suspicious numbers since yesterday 1st call from[protected] at 12.52am, 2nd call from[protected] at 4.51am, 3rd call from[protected] at 6.22am and 4th call from[protected] at 12.31pm. I am just ignoring it

My name is Punit shetty, I have been receiving calls on my Airtel postpaid number from 4 different suspicious numbers since yesterday 1st call from[protected] at 12.52am, 2nd call from[protected] at 4.51am, 3rd call from[protected] at 6.22am and 4th call from[protected] at 12.31pm. I am just ignoring it

Yesterday night 1.30 I too got the call from 2 numbers 3 times I switched off my phone due to sleep now only I started searching about that number its +301 +381 again they will call me??????

Same thing happened at my Bsnl no [protected] this my no
I got missed call from [protected]
When I call back they are talking charge isd call 27 rp per minute
Some lady pic this phone she talking about sexy story

I keep getting call from this number +[protected] from past four day at 10:00pm .

I didn't receive the call anytime.

I researched about the ISD code +381 it was written that the number was from Serbia .

I request all the people who are reading this complaint to not receive the call from all the numbers from +381.

People who get the call don't receive it . It may be dangerous.


Regards,
Md Hassan Imam
Contact : [protected]
G Mail : mdhasnain.[protected]@gmail.com

Today[protected]at 10:27 pm a call from +381 on my mobile no. [protected] which seems to be fake. Company should take action against such arrogated no.

Today i received a call from [protected] but did not picked.

Today I got the call from[protected] and when I take the call, one girl was another side and said I can't hear you please call back and phone got disconnected.

Its some thing dangerous so be careful.

Thanks,

Today I also received call from number as +381 and I answer it and no one spoke back. It is gnarly

i got messages in facebook from an account names namidha savidi then i got calls from +318 and then from +[protected] and then again from [protected]. i didnt hear anything when i got calls from first two numbers but the last number the audio was not clear but i heard something.. i dont think the last one is from that same person or it may be someone else nut its 12:45 so i got suspicious.. help me with this.. please

Even same thing happend to me also .

I got a call twice from 381 but no one spoked from that side im very tended about
It

I got a call from +381 at 11 30 PM yesterday. Didn't attend.

Today same thing happend with me around 10.30 am

Yes, I also received calls from +381. It lasted just a ring. I just ignored it. I then went through this forum. Thanks for the information.