Who scams the scammers? Meet the scambaiters
Police struggle to catch online fraudsters, often operating from overseas, but now a new breed of amateurs are taking matters into their own hands
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Police struggle to catch online fraudsters, often operating from overseas, but now a new breed of amateurs are taking matters into their own hands
Wangiri calls are typically missed calls from an overseas number, with the caller hanging up after one ring or less, before the receiver can answer. The intention of the scammer is to entice you to call back the number upon seeing a missed call. If you were to call back the number, once connected you could be charged…
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Unsafe. Got a text from this number claiming to be from PTSB. said to call +3534885051016 at once. Claiming a €103 charge to TESCO was declined and to call them urgently. SPAM! SPAM! SPAM!
Unsafe Dec 04, 2025 00
This number is a scam text about a dentist called molly
Unsafe Dec 02, 2025 00