Be vigilant! Fraud calls from Great Britain are increasing rapidly!

Be vigilant! Fraud calls from Great Britain are increasing rapidly!

Großbritannien - An alarming increase in fraud calls from Great Britain employs radio and Telekom Regulating Gmbh (RTR). Since March 1, 2025, 250 complaints about calls with the international area code +44 have been received, as Dr. Klaus M. Steinmaurer, Managing Director of the Telecommunications and Post Department. This number shows a dramatic increase that points out that many other cases may remain unmistakable, which could significantly higher the number of unreported people on affected people.

Especially caught eye that many of the attempted fraud are conveyed by a female computer voice that is supposed to submit a job offer. These calls ask the recipients to add the displayed +44 number to their WhatsApp contacts in order to steal personal data. This perfidious approach aims to tempt unsuspecting citizens to surrender sensitive information. Steinmaurer advises to be extremely careful for unexpected calls from abroad, especially from Great Britain and, if necessary, simply ignore the call, unless the corresponding contact is expected, as is kosmo> reported.

Instead of reacting to such calls, citizens should take their personal information security seriously. Thanks to the Austrian anti-spoofing regulation, which has been in force since the beginning of the year, fraud calls with fake Austrian numbers are no longer possible, which stimulates criminal activities to use other primary elections. The RTR calls for any number abuse under phone number abuse to be able to quickly identify and contain fraudulent activities. It is now more important than ever to stay vigilant and to focus on your own security so as not to become victims of such machinations.