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How to deal with unknown callers

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We live in the 21st century where we operate everything on our mobile phone. Our mobile phones have become so important and necessary for us that we cannot even imagine our lives without it. Whenever we think of going out, we first grab our mobile phone as if it is the most important object that they will be needing outside. We are so dependent on mobile phones that we cannot even imagine leaving our homes without it. Almost everyone owns a mobile phone these days, from elders to children. It is also being used in every part of the world. With such exponential growth in the use of mobile phones, the mischievous minds found a way of fulfilling their malicious needs. They use the mobile phones as a medium to bother and cause rouble to other people. They needlessly call other people. Some people also go a step further and try to harass other people through phones. They threat innocent people and cause immense stress for them. Unknown callers have become very famous these days. Almost everyone has received unknown calls from unknown callers. People have reported that these unknown callers call them repeatedly and cause them so much trouble. Some only disturb them while others threaten and harass them. It is a serious matter and to avoid this problem, you should know whether or not you should pick up unknown calls from unknown callers.

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Whenever you receive an unknown call, you wonder if it is right to pick up this call or not because you don’t have any information about the number whose number is this. You do not recognize the number and cannot decide if the call is from someone important or not. The confusion runs in your mind endlessly. You should know that half of these calls are scams. In order to avoid such scam calls, do not pick up the unknown calls. You might be wondering that it could be from someone important. You might even start worrying that there could be an emergency and by not picking up the phone you are depicting a careless attitude. Let me tell you one thing right there, whenever there is an emergency, nobody will just call you without leaving a message. The message will tell you all about the emergency. If it is something important than you will be notified with a message. So, you should not worry about missing an important call or missing out on an emergency. Half of the unknown calls that you receive on daily basis are scams. These scams should be avoided by ignoring their calls. So remember this that whenever you decide to ignore an unknown call, you are making a wise decision.

The scammers chose phone calls as their number one medium. The emails and messages come second. They call you and disguise themselves as some sort of officials and then they fool you into giving you personal information. It is wrong thing to do, but scammers all around the world are doing it. Some scammers also call you and once you pick the call up, they disconnect in one or two seconds. Their only aim is to make you call them back. It is always advisable not to call back an unknown number, especially if you do not recognize the number. You should not also call back the unknown caller if he seems shady and mysterious. Adopt these tricks to save yourself from the scammers. If you notice such scam calls on regular basis from the same unknown caller, then it would be a wise decision to report the call to the authorities. They will further take care of it.

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