What do I do if I answer a call from an unknown number?
There is a new way of extortion investigation police (PDI). These are calls from unknown foreign numbers, which They want to capture the person’s profile image With which video calls are being made with the intention of misusing them.
commissioner Juan Valdenegro Korea The Metropolitan Cyber Crime Investigative Brigade said that when the call was received, No one will answer on the other end, but they will pull your image, Since this method operates through a computer system, there is no sender on the video call.
“Their aim is to capture the image of the victim so that an artificial image can be created later, perhaps to be included in adult material and for this purpose, they resort to extortion,” the PDI official said.
Since cyber criminals aim to capture the image of the victim without hearing any voice or sound from the other side of the call, they engage in video calling on a large scale, and look for success if a subscriber accepts the call. .
However, The danger does not end here, After receiving the victim’s image, the cybercriminal initiates another contact through various mediums such as messaging or email to carry out extortion by demanding money, which they prefer to receive in cryptocurrency or any other form of value. .
What to do if you answered a call from an unknown number from abroad?
For this type of telephone scam, Commissioner Valdenegro provided two key recommendations:
- Do not share profile photo: A recommendation that applies to all platforms is not to share profile photos with contacts that we have not registered.
- prior agreement: If the call is international, it is recommended that there is prior agreement through some other means of communication, such as email, to avoid sharing your personal image with unknown people.
However, if, despite these recommendations, you accepted the call and your image was shared, On behalf of PDI they recommend contacting the nearest police unitFile a complaint and provide as much background information as possible.