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[:en]Wangiri fraud on the rise[:af]Wangiri-bedrog neem toe[:]

Monday, July 31st, 2017

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According to MyBroadband Vodacom, MTN, and Cell C have seen an increase in Wangiri phone fraud in South Africa. South African mobile subscribers recently reported that they are receiving an increasing volume of missed calls from unknown international numbers. Calls originate from across Africa and Europe, including Guinea, France, and Belgium.

Wangiri is a form of phone fraud which originated in Japan. Wangiri translates to “one (ring) and cut”. The racketeers hire a premium rate number from a telecom service provider and call random phone numbers via an auto dialer function, letting it ring once and then disconnecting the call. An automatic dialer (auto dialer) is an electronic device or software that automatically dials telephone numbers. Once the call has been answered, the auto dialler either plays a recorded message or connects the call to a live person. (Wikipedia)

A missed call shows on the victim’s phone and he returns the call since he believes the call was intended for him. Subsequently, he ends up paying an exorbitant amount which goes into the account of the scammers.

Both CellC and MTN have sent their customers a warning not to return any missed calls. Do not call back a number you do not recognise. If it is a legitimate call, the caller will call you back or leave a voicemail. 

Wangiri is just one example of phone fraud. Read more on other variations on Wikipedia.

[SOURCES: https://readstudyshare.wordpress.com; www.wikipedia.com]

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Volgens MyBroadband het Vodacom, MTN, en Cell C ʼn toename in Wangiri foonbedrog in Suid-Afrika opgemerk. Suid-Afrikaanse selfoongebruikers het ook berig dat hulle toenemend meer verbeurde oproepe van onbekende internasionale nommers ontvang. Oproepe kom van regoor Afrika en Europa, onder andere Guinee, Frankryk en België.

Wangiri is ʼn tipe foonbedrog wat aanvanklik in Japan ontstaan het. Wangiri kan vertaal word as “one (ring) and cut”. Die misdadigers huur ʼn premium-tarief nommer van `n telekommunikasie diensverskaffer  en skakel lukrake nommers deur middel van ʼn outomatiese skakelaar. Die telefoon lui slegs een keer en daarna word die telefoniese verbinding verbreek.

ʼn Outomatiese skakelaar is ʼn elektroniese toestel of programmatuur wat outomaties telefoonnommers skakel. Sodra die oproep beantwoord word, sal die outo-skakelaar normaalweg ʼn opgeneemde boodskap speel of jou verbind aan ʼn persoon. (Wikipedia)

ʼn Verbeurde oproep vertoon op die slagoffer se foon en hy skakel terug aangesien hy dink dat dit vir hom bedoel was. Gevolglik betaal hy `n buitensporige bedrag wat reguit in die misdadigers se rekeninge inbetaal word. 

Beide CellC en MTN het hulle kliënte versoek om nie enige verbeurde oproepe te beantwoord nie. Moenie ʼn nommer terugbel wat jy nie herken nie. Indien dit ʼn regte oproep is, sal die persoon jou terugbel of ʼn stempos los. 

Wangiri is slegs een voorbeeld van foonbedrog. Lees meer oor die ander variasies op Wikipedia.

 

[BRONNE: https://readstudyshare.wordpress.com; www.wikipedia.com]

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