Variations of this scam rely on phony voice-mail messages urging you to call a number with an unfamiliar area code to "schedule a delivery" or to notify you about a "sick" relative. How to avoid this scam. Don't answer or return any calls from numbers you don't recognize.

Feb 10, 2014 · You could be a potential victim of the growing "one-ring” cell phone scam. Here’s how it works: Scammers are using auto-dialers to call cell phone numbers across the country. Scammers let the phone ring once — just enough for a missed call message to pop up.

Feb 25, 2021 · Big mistake – you may have just fallen for what’s known as a “one-ring scam.” The one-ring scam involves bogus calls made to look like they originate from legitimate numbers. It typically...

Have you returned the phone call of a one-ring dialer? Did they convince you that you’re overdue on a loan, that you owe back taxes, or that your credit card has been compromised? If you think you’ve fallen victim to a one-ring phone scam, here’s what the FCC’s one-ring consumer guide says that you should do.

May 7, 2019 · That’s when you get a phone call from a number you don’t know, and the call stops after just one ring. The scammer is hoping you’ll call back, because it’s really an international toll number and will appear as a charge on your phone bill — …

Dec 5, 2019 · The term itself is Japanese for “one (ring) and cut.” And as the name would imply, it’s a genuinely international scam, with victims distributed across the world. Warnings about the scam have appeared in the U.K., Canadian, Irish, and New Zealand media, among others.

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May 15, 2019 · You may be the target of a “one-ring” phone scam. “One-ring” calls may appear to be from phone numbers somewhere in the United States, including three initial digits that resemble U.S. area codes.

May 7, 2019 · The Federal Communications Commission is warning people about a new phone scam, which they’re calling the “one ring” or “Wangiri” scam. (“Wangiri” is Japanese for “one ring and drop.”)...