Johannesburg - MTN has warned mobile
phone users to avoid returning missed calls from international numbers as there is a scam
called Wangiri Fraud doing
the rounds.
The scam originated in
Japan, MTN says. Wangiri means “one ring and cut”.
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The scam involves the random calling of mobile numbers. The numbers are dialled once and appear as missed calls. Should you fall for the con and phone back, you are charged a premium rate, or you get spammed.
If you don’t recognise a caller’s number, ignore it,
MTN advises.