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How to Safe From Cell phone Scams in Pakistan
Scams on Cell phone are on the rise in these days, sometime with juicy lotteries or otherwise with threat calls. Though, it is extremely difficult to have an unregistered SIM these days, so using an illegal SIM without owners’ information is not very easy, but still – fraudulent people find a way to trap innocent people. You can be tricked by deceivers who use deceptive and fraudulent practices in order to obtain mobile credit from your prepaid/postpaid account – or even worse financial loss. For the purpose, cellular companies have already lowered their upper limit of sharing mobile credit. You can remain safe by simply confirming any legal prize scheme launched by your operator or registering a complaint instead of replying those numbers. You can be deceived through any of following practices: Phone call … Read entire article »
Filed under: Telecom & ISP
Here is Another Mobile Scam Fraud Calls
I received a call from anyone claiming that he was from my mobile service provider and wanted me to shutdown my phone for 2 hours for 3G update to take place. As I was rushing for a meeting, I did not question and shutdown my cell phone. After about 45 minutes I felt suspicious as the caller had not given me his name or designation etc. I turned on my cell phone and found several calls from my family members. There were also a few calls from the same number that had called me earlier. I called my parents and was shocked to see that they sounded highly scared and perturbed. They asked me repeatedly if I was safe. It took me time to convince them that I was Okay. They had received a call … Read entire article »
Filed under: Telecom & ISP