If you get a call like this, don’t pick it up and don’t call the number back. The calls are from phone numbers with three-digit area codes that look like they’re from inside the U.S., but actually are associated with international phone numbers - often in the Caribbean. You’ve reached the operator, please hold.” All the while, you’re getting slammed with some hefty charges - a per-minute charge on top of an international rate. If you do, chances are you’ll hear something like, “Hello. The scammers hope you’ll call back, either because you believe a legitimate call was cut off, or you will be curious about who called. Scammers let the phone ring once - just enough for a missed call message to pop up. Here’s how it works: Scammers are using auto-dialers to call cell phone numbers across the country. You could be a potential victim of the growing "one-ring” cell phone scam. Hold the phone, says the Federal Trade Commission.
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