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There have been solutions to block missed calls scam

In about a week back, the problem of phishing phone charges through missed calls appears with dense frequency, causing great damage to users. On the afternoon of February 27, Bkav said that it has successfully integrated the solution to block phishing calls into Smartphone protection software - Bkav Mobile Security.

According to the victims' reflections, missed scam calls are usually done at midnight, like an emergency situation. Even, to make it easier for users to catch traps, missed calls are regular phone numbers: 04xxx, 08xxx, 09xxx . But when calling back, only the automatic answering system lures users. continue to connect to the beginning of the 1900 service with many curious content such as: Call to make friends with beautiful girls, beautiful single boys . Many users reflect losing hundreds of thousands of freight After only a few minutes of connection.

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Phishing calls are increasingly sophisticated.

Bewildered by this problem, many people shared online phone numbers suspected of phishing ' charges': 086288594x, 083952900x, 086288518x, 043573054x, 046282385x . to warn other users.

Bkav said it has researched and successfully developed a solution to block missed calls on mobile phones, integrated into Smartphone protection software - Bkav Mobile Security. This solution supports Android-based phones. Bkav said he is continuing his research to develop a support solution for other operating systems.

To install scams that block missed calls - Bkav Mobile Security, users can download it here . If the user has installed the software, Bkav Mobile Security will automatically update to the latest version for protection.

Mr. Vu Ngoc Son, Director of Bkav's Research Department (Bkav R&D), said: ' Not every missed call is a scam, so users can hardly distinguish what is real, is fake. To protect yourself, you must consider carefully whether to call back or not. Best is equipped with smartphone protection software with phishing call blocking feature '.

Statistics from Bkav's unsolicited surveillance system, only in the last 3 days, there have been 855,000 missed calls made to mobile subscribers in Vietnam.

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