Scammers are bombarding Thai customers with spam numbers

[Photoguy21]

5 hours ago, Bim Smith said:

Also 065 and 092. On the 20thAugust I got three in one day. Never answer anyone that's not in my contacts.

Could just let them talk as while they are talking to you they are not scamming others

[Liverpool Lou]

Just now, Photoguy21 said:

5 hours ago, Bim Smith said:

Also 065 and 092. On the 20thAugust I got three in one day. Never answer anyone that's not in my contacts.

Could just let them talk as while they are talking to you they are not scamming others

Not every unknown number is a scammer and some people do actually "dial" wrong numbers.

[Photoguy21]

1 minute ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Not every unknown number is a scammer and some people do actually "dial" wrong numbers.

True but those are a very tiny percentage of calls made.

[aussienam]

It's not just spam calls that are a major problem, but also spam SMS messages. 

Often the SMS sender is only identified with a name and no number. Hence no way to block as it is not a number. 

And some have a method of subscribing you, forcing you to unsubscribe manually after losing credit from your phone account from their 'weekly subscription fee' (theft). 

Nice little earner for the scammers if they have millions of numbers to spam. 

The thieving criminal bas####s got a few baht from me.

Telcos don't have a 2-factor identification security setup it appears to add a layer of ID confirmation to prevent auto subscriptions.

[roamer]

Daily on my UK mobile.

Good morning, how are you today sir. 

Me, Who do you wish to speak to ?

When they bluster as they never have the name, phone goes down.

[twizzian]

Strangely I only get these spam/fraud calls on my AIS sim, never on my CAT sim number

[Ralf001]

if my phone rings and it is not displaying the name of a person I know..... Call declined.

 

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, jcmj said:

They will just change numbers. On a message or call after stopped Just hit info and block the caller. I’m still getting them almost every day. Keep blocking. 

A pain in the rear end... time Thailand got tough and route them out.

[10baht]

10 hours ago, jcmj said:

They will just change numbers.

Why doesn't the Thai gov't just do like they do with motor bikes going down the wrong side of the road. Just pass a law against them. Boy, that will stop them in their tracks.

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, aussienam said:

Hence no way to block as it is not a number. 

I have found a way to do this with Android. If you use the Microsoft phone link on a Windows  laptop an apparent phone number is shown on it, which you can then block on the phone.

Edited August 23, 2022 by jacko45k

[misterphil]

These clowns have been calling me too. This all started since I used my phone number on the Thailand Pass website. I never give out my phone number and this is the only time I have so that system was never secure. 
 

 

[NobbyClarke]

If it's not in contacts list, don't answer 

[brianthainess]

I reported this number on here weeks ago.

[Sydebolle]

8 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Fiji is +679, there is no +697 country code

I stand corrected, you are absolutely right; thanks for the input!

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

13 hours ago, Bim Smith said:

Also 065 and 092. On the 20thAugust I got three in one day. Never answer anyone that's not in my contacts.

 

fyi, my wife has a several year old mobile number assigned direct from AIS that's an 092 prefix.

 

And, I've noticed, lately I've had a couple Grab delivery drivers calling me on 065 prefix numbers...

 

So clearly, those two prefixes are not entirely disreputable.

 

[richard_smith237]

55 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

fyi, my wife has a several year old mobile number assigned direct from AIS that's an 092 prefix.

 

And, I've noticed, lately I've had a couple Grab delivery drivers calling me on 065 prefix numbers...

 

So clearly, those two prefixes are not entirely disreputable.

 

I’ve had the same number for over 15 years.... the last 6 month has been ridiculous. 

 

While overseas I’ve activated ‘wifi calling’ so I can receive my OTP (Banking), but that also means I continued to get disturbed by this utter BS from a different timezone !!!....  

 

....  it it me, or is scamming becoming more and more widespread and seemingly an acceptable and expected facet of the modern world ????

 

 

 

[Chris.B]

44 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

While overseas I’ve activated ‘wifi calling’ so I can receive my OTP (Banking), but that also means I continued to get disturbed by this utter BS from a different timezone !!!....  

You can receive that overseas?

 

[richard_smith237]

38 minutes ago, Chris.B said:

You can receive that overseas?

 

Thats what Wifi calling is...   (and yes, I receive OTP when paying for stuff by Thai credit card etc - Lazada, flight tickets, shopee etc)... 

[richard_smith237]

7 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

i love these calls..gives me a chance to troll them..different voices..etc....scam the scammers

 

they end up hanging up on me...then i call them back!

The most insulting facet of the BS scam calls I get....   they’re recorded !!!...

 

So I’m disturbed by someone who can’t even be bothered to make the call themselves.

Not that I can even be bothered to abuse them if it is a person....  I’m beyond that I think, they’re just below acknowledging their existence... but with a ‘recorded message scam call’ I can’t even refuse to acknowledge the existence of something which is not sentient !! 

 

 

 

[Chris.B]

53 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

i like the AI calls --is fun trying to trick the machines....but they end up hanging up on me

 

sidenote some call to record you to use your voice in scams or hacks.....so i always ude fake voices ----usually use my hard of hearing grandpa voice!

AI calls? I just get taped messages.

 

[The Hammer2021]

18 hours ago, bluejets said:

They're everywhere......in Aus get one every week or so.

Unknown numbers with weird prefix.

 

Telstra have their hands full blocking them.

Best just don't answer.

Most phones block numbers not  in your address book

[The Hammer2021]

Isn't this the technology VOIP technology  being recommended  on another thread recently to help with SMS messages  from banks

[bendejo]

I get robo-calls telling me my car's extended warranty is about to expire.  They never say if it's the Rolls or the Bentley, though. 

 

There is a device available to anyone that allows the monitoring of traffic on cellular systems (costs a few thousand $$$ last I heard).  They can't listen in but they can tell what number called another number, length of connection, maybe even geo-location.  That's probably how they got your number.  By not answering it may discourage future calls, but by rejecting or answering it gives them confirmation that it is a valid number and can then be added to a list and then sold.  

Blocking a number doesn't help, as the caller's number is spoofed.  In the US they will spoof the area codes to your own, this way you're led to think it is someone in your neighborhood and you'll pick up.

 

 

[Mentors65]

Answer with your native language (not English) and they hang up quickly.

German, Swiss, Swedish, Suaheli...

works for me 

[misterphil]

9 hours ago, NobbyClarke said:

If it's not in contacts list, don't answer 

What if your expecting a job offer and a possible future employer is calling you? 

[jacko45k]

5 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Most phones block numbers not  in your address book

The phone or the network? 

It hardly seems to be the main function of the phone to block calls. 

[lujanit]

On 8/23/2022 at 8:03 AM, Calvin1976 said:

Unknown calls can just  be ignored and don't answer.

How about unknown/unfamiliar sms that contained a link (bit.ly/XXXXXX)?

Can we block unknown sms? ????

On a iPhone you get a message (sic) This is from an unknown person,  Delete and report junk?  Once reported you never get a message from that number ever again.

[FrequentStops]

Looking into the other end of the telescope we find:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/23/hundreds-of-taiwanese-trafficked-to-cambodia-and-held-captive-by-telecom-scam-gangs

 

 

[jacko45k]

On 8/23/2022 at 8:03 AM, Calvin1976 said:

Unknown calls can just  be ignored and don't answer.

How about unknown/unfamiliar sms that contained a link (bit.ly/XXXXXX)?

Can we block unknown sms? ????

Just got one earlier, it was in Thai. I bypassed the golden opportunity of 55,000 baht and simply blocked the number which was a +66-627. Yes you can block easily if a number shows up... there are ways if not too.

[bangon04]

On 8/23/2022 at 5:59 AM, Photoguy21 said:

Could just let them talk as while they are talking to you they are not scamming others

as long as it cannot cost you anything that is a good strategy. If you have no urgent business then it can be fun to ask questions and make their call longer. Presumably it costs them something to call you.....

Edited August 24, 2022 by bangon04
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