Showing posts with label telephone spams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label telephone spams. Show all posts

Friday, February 1, 2013

Verify Phone Numbers of Local Shops

Local shops may also call the residents of the neighborhood to offer whatever is new to them. If you belong to a small town where everyone knows everybody, the call can be considered safe. However, there may be some calls that can get to you and might use any local store's identity to cheat you. You can do a reverse address lookup to make sure the call is actually coming from your local store. This is for your own safety. You would never know, too, if you are helping the store from being used to illegitimate activities.

Verify phone numbers should be taken seriously. With the growing number of telephone spams around the country and in other places, you should always bear in mind to keep your self and your family safe. Whether the call is something that is not really new to you, it is still safe to make phone number lookup a call.

Being updated on community activities is also helpful to protect your self from being spammed. Be aware of sales or store opening in your area. Also, be aware of other businesses opening up such as schools and restaurants. It is also worth knowing of any upcoming events. If you are too busy for these things, just make sure you keep your guards up in receiving unsolicited calls so that you do not get caught off guard when someone offers you anything over the phone.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Keeping Safe in Online Phone Numbers Information

I have noticed some online friends on social media putting their phone numbers on their profile. I find it very unsafe. Of course, it is. You become an easy prey to telephone spam when you do this. Even if  you intend to be found only by those people you know whom you wish to make contact with again, putting your phone number should not be an action to take. You are only putting yourself at risk.

In joining or signing up to any social media group, surveys, or online contests, make sure you do not put in personal numbers particularly phone numbers. Do not get overwhelmed with the excitement of social media groups, prizes in online contests, freebies in surveys, that you forget about your personal safety. Never let your guards down at any rate.

Other means of careless giving out your phone number is on forums, comment boxes, and group chats.  Again, these are unsafe platforms since it is readable by the public. If you need to give your phone number, do it via a private message. Confirm with the recipient if he got your number and once he did, immediately delete or erase that message. Be safe at all times when you are online.