Avoid Answering Calls from These Area Codes: Scam Phone Numbers Guide

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Scam phone numbers often begin with the following area codes:

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Warning potential targets that the call isn't safe, according to Joseph Steinberg, CEO of SecureMySocial, in the United States. Although scammers once used a 900 number to scam customers, as the public became more aware of this tactic, they modified their methods. Many scam phone numbers now have different area codes, including 809 numbers originating in the Caribbean.

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To be extra safe, Steinberg suggests never answering or responding to a call from an unfamiliar number. If you actually know the person, they can always leave a voicemail message. "Keep in mind that it's unlikely that someone you don't know who is in trouble in an unfamiliar location would dial a random number in a different country and ask for your help," he notes. "They would instead call the police."

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Scam phone numbers: International Area Codes with a +1 Country Code

232—Sierra Leone

242 — Bahamas

246 — Barbados

268 — Antigua

Island chain in the northeastern Caribbean Sea.

345 — Cayman Islands

441 — Bermuda

Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique

A archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, situated southeast of the Bahamas.

664 — Montserrat

721 — Sint Maarten

758 — St. Lucia

767 — Dominica

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

(Details about specific phone numbers weren't provided, so there's no text to paraphrase)

Number 868 - Trinidad and Tobago

869 — St. Kitts and Nevis

876 — Jamaica

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Sources:

• SecureMySocial
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• “'One Ring' Phone Scheme”

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