iYogi Fraud Alert: The Secret behind Blank Calls!

Blank calls have always being an irritant. But, have you ever realized that these unsolicited blank calls could be a gateway for fraudsters to steal your identity? Scary, isn’t it? Robocalling scams have added a new twist to the entire range of identity theft instances.

According to the Federal Trade Commission, Robocalling is on the rise and is the No. 1 consumer complaint that FTC receives. On an average, the FTC gets about 170,000 complaints a month related to robocalls. Even Pindrop Security, a company in Atlanta that detects phone fraud, has estimated that 1 in every 2,200 calls is a fraud.

How they work

• You will get a call from an unknown source; but when you will answer the call you will find no one replying.
• While you are doubtful of the silence, a computer program will quietly gather information about you that your number is real and can be sold to criminal rings. Read More..