Just curious if there is anyone here receiving spam calls from unknown individuals. Sometimes the calls are local, sometimes they are from another country. Earlier today I received another spam call. After I pressed the button on my phone to receive the call, the person who made the call hung up. Below is a snapshot of the caller.



I was just wondering if there is any danger of unknown people or strangers calling, if they are able to gain access to bank details stored inside the phone. The phone rings, and when you pick up the call the person who made the call ends the call.

This post has been edited by ryder_78: Dec 9 2025, 02:16 PM

Thanks for the response. I wonder what is the purpose of testing the number to see if it's working. At least stay on the line and not hang up once the person on the line receives the calls. Sometimes there are people who stay on the line, and from the conversation one would know that they are scammers, individuals representing a company but calling from a mobile number. During these instances it would be me hanging up.

Right, and what do actual scammers do? The same thing as what these initial scammers are doing but instead of hanging up the call they will stay on the line and speak with their potential victims?

Ok thanks for the information. Hopefully the authorities will nab the head or mastermind of these scammers and put a stop to all this nuisance.

Just out of curiosity, is there any place where people can report these scam callers with information on the numbers they are calling from, apart from blocking them on the mobile phone?

Just lately in the news, some Chinese and Japanese scammers were caught with their act. It was on TV several days ago if I'm not mistaken on TV3 as they are all handcuffed by the police with some people blocking their faces with their shirt. I'm sure there are many more of these scammers which are still out there.

Update, just received a spam call again this morning. This time, there is a music playing in the background for about 5 seconds, then the voice of a man came up. I ended the call and blocked the number after that.

These scam calls are getting a bit out of control.

It doesn't matter if the scammers got my details from Truecaller as long as bank details are intact and not leaked out. I find Truecaller to be useful as I know who are calling if it's from unknown numbers. IF not scammers, the names will appear on the screen. I usually or most of the time will answer calls even though they are from unknown numbers with weird names as I wouldn't know if it's a genuine call or otherwise. Nevertheless, from now onwards I'll likely just end the call if the names that come up on Truecaller are weird names. If it looks like a legitimate name, I'll take the call but wait for the person on the other line to talk first before I say anything. If there's no voice from the other line I"ll just hang up the call.

This post has been edited by ryder_78: Dec 11 2025, 10:53 AM