Table of contents:
- Call from 568951142, who is it?
- How to block calls from 568 95 11 42 and other annoying numbers
- List of spam numbers identified by tuexpertomovil.com
A new wave of calls has come in the last week from the number 568951142 and other phones similar to this ending in 143 and 144. Apparently, the number in question repeatedly makes calls regardless of the time or day of the call. week. Since it is a number whose prefix does not belong to Spain, the doubt rests on the origin of the phone. Is it a private individual? Do you belong to a foreign company? We see it below.
Call from 568951142, who is it?
"I pick up the call and they assure me that my computer is full of viruses", "They say that I install a program on my computer for supposed Trojans", "The man who answers the call speaks in a rather poor Spanish"… There are several users who They have reported testimonials similar to the ones we just saw. Who s hiding behind it?
As most of the affected people affirm, this is an attempted telephone scam. The operators pose as Microsoft technicians to urge potential victims to install Team Viewer, a program that provides remote access to an external computer in order to observe our activity and steal sensitive data (photographs, bank details, card numbers of credit…).
How to block calls from 568 95 11 42 and other annoying numbers
Unfortunately, the only protection measure we can carry out against this type of scams is based on using third-party applications to block numbers. It is advisable to check in advance if our telephone has this function as standard. Most of Xiaomi, Samsung, Huawei, LG and OnePlus phones already have this function by default.
In the case of Android we can True Caller is the best application to block calls, while in iOS we can choose Mr. Number. Once we have installed the application in question, we will only have to add the number 568 951 142 to the black list and activate the spam call filter. From now on any call from the aforementioned phone number will be automatically blocked.
How do we proceed if we have a landline phone? Most devices have a call blocking feature. Otherwise, we can opt for models that are around 30 euros in stores such as Amazon or PCcomponentes.
List of spam numbers identified by tuexpertomovil.com
