Tips & Tricks To Avoid Online Phone Scam & Fraud Nishkul Tech Support | Page 6

More Tips for Preventing Phone Scams
1) If you get a call saying you’re a winner – don’t pay any money to collect
supposed sweepstakes winnings. Legitimate operations won’t require you to pay
to collect your winnings.

2) It’s against federal law to play a foreign lottery – so if you get a call it is likely a
scam.
3) Never wire money to anyone with whom you are not familiar.
4) Never provide anyone with personal information such as bank accounts, pin
numbers or Social Security numbers.
5) Check any unfamiliar area codes before returning calls.
6) Be aware that there are many 3-digit area codes that connect callers to
international telephone numbers – especially 876.
7) If you do not have Caller ID, consider adding it to your phone service. Caller ID
allows you to add a Call Intercept feature that screens calls and offers the option
to reject suspicious international calls.
8) If you do not make international calls, ask your telephone provider to block
outgoing international calls.