In Russia, a new kind of spam

In Russia, a new kind of spam

In Russia grows a new kind of spam, which causes the callers to call back an unknown number and listen to the advertising message. In some cases, for calls these numbers with subscribers starred a considerable amount. According to analysts, 65 percent of Russians suffered from the actions of spammers. The experts say that this kind of Intrusive advertising is not prohibited by law.

How does it work?

Programmed the telephone system to ring up subscribers, and then rejects the call after one ring. On the mobile phone screen displayed a message about a missed call from an unknown number, or the caller thinks the call failed. When a person calls back at that number, the answering machine makes him listen to the ad. Most often, the robots impose legal and medical services.

Who suffered?

Analysts Telecom Daily found that 65% of the 3,000 polled Russians faced similar kind of hype, and for the last six months, the density of spam calls has doubled.

Other methods of fraud using telephony

“Kaspersky lab” warns readers Hi-Tech Mail.Ru other, but similar, types of fraud:

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