Security News > 2020 > October > Phone scamming – friends don’t let friends get vished!

We last wrote about vishing back in September 2020, when we and other Naked Security readers in the UK began receiving a burst of automated, unwanted voice calls that were clearly designed to get our attention whether we answered them live or listened to them later via voicemail.

The call centre crooks criminals only ever deal with people who are already frightened enough to call back, making their scamming process more efficient.

Make sure you're available for vulnerable friends or relatives to talk to if they get one of these calls - you might like to give them a card with your number written on it so they can call you first without relying on any numbers given to them by someone else.

Never let yourself get suckered, surprised or seduced into taking any direct action on the basis of a phone call you weren't expecting from a person whose voice you don't recognise with certainty.

If you have any friends or relatives whom you think might be vulnerable to this sort of call, perhaps because they are easily intimidated by people who pretend to be in a position of authority, let them know to ask you first before replying.

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/10/27/phone-scamming-friends-dont-let-friends-get-vished/