Scam calls and messages are on the rise.

Vietnam
March 14, 2023 11:41pm CST
In the past, I was still receiving calls and texts offering online jobs, offers for free gifts, loan offers and so on. And I was warned, they were scams. From the end of last year and the beginning of this year, such calls and messages became many and varied. Is it because the difficult economic situation has caused people to become negative? More and more scams?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458192)
• Switzerland
15 Mar 23
I fear that the actual economic situation is causing people to become less honest.
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Polang
@tkonlinevn (6370)
• Vietnam
18 Mar
I think so. I was hoping this would be stopped soon. However, scam calls are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458192)
• Switzerland
18 Mar
@tkonlinevn Tis is what I am noticing and also scam emails.
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Mr.Yang
@jefferson126 (3052)
• Shenzhen, China
15 Mar 23
Yes,i can feel more scams by message,spam or telephone call this year.Now i installed special monitor App on phone to prevent scams.The App will help to differentiate scam call or messages,and automatically shield from unhealthy contents.
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Polang
@tkonlinevn (6370)
• Vietnam
15 Mar 23
Is there such a good app? No such app is officially licensed in my region. I hope they will soon make such an application available to the population.
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Mr.Yang
@jefferson126 (3052)
• Shenzhen, China
15 Mar 23
@tkonlinevn yes,there is here.The app was developed by government,and we can download it for free from government site.
Firefly
@cttolledo (5460)
• Legaspi, Philippines
15 Mar 23
It's rampant also in the Philippines and its scary. Take care!
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Polang
@tkonlinevn (6370)
• Vietnam
15 Mar 23
Really? I hope everyone will take precautions and no one will be fooled by such things.
Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
15 Mar 23
I receive such calls and messages always. Like you said economic situation might be also a reason. There is a app called Truecaller here to filter those calls
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Adie
@Adie04 (17360)
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16 Mar 23
Scam and spam calls are on the rise, this is for sure and I'm surprised that these people do not even care about what we are doing that time
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Polang
@tkonlinevn (6370)
• Vietnam
18 Mar
What do you mean they call any time of the day? Yes. It's annoying, right?
Nurlia
@Nurlia (84)
•
15 Mar 23
yes, scams by calls or messages are very much at this time, I have experienced it, they claimed to be my family who had an accident and needed funds to be transferred.
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Polang
@tkonlinevn (6370)
• Vietnam
15 Mar 23
This is a new type of scam that has emerged recently. Have you encountered it already? I just read in the newspaper, have not received any such call. But my daughter's school has sent out warnings to all parents about this behavior.
Marlina
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
15 Mar 23
more here
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rakski
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
15 Mar 23
yes, there are lots of that the past years
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Oleksandr Kornienko
@Gotrix (202)
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15 Mar 23
Yes, the increase in the number of fraudulent calls and messages may be related to the economic situation, but it may also be related to the increase in the number of people using the Internet and mobile devices, which creates more opportunities for fraud. In any case, it is important to be cautious and not trust suspicious offers.
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Polang
@tkonlinevn (6370)
• Vietnam
15 Mar 23
Maybe you're right. The number of internet users has increased very rapidly after the covid 19 epidemic. Even some elderly people who were previously ignorant of the internet have now started using it.