Sep 2 / Admin

New Scam Alert: Don't Speak First

Hankyoreh reported:   

Even seconds of speaking can allow scammers to record your voice to use to trick others

“I took a phone call from an unknown number. The person on the other end didn’t say anything. I was about to say ‘Hello?’ but then I remembered something my professor told me: ‘If the caller is silent, you should never say anything.’ I hung up immediately.”

“If you speak into the receiver, the scammers will record your voice and use it to scam your family members. If it weren’t for my professor, I could have been scammed.” 

Find the original article here.

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