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It appears scammers are making One-Ring or Missed Call scam calls from Lesotho 266 area code telephone numbers, ringing their potential victims' phones once, and then hanging up. One such telephone number is +266 611 096 55. One-Ring or Missed Scam call is a telephone scam where criminals trick potential victims into calling premium-rate numbers. The money collected via the premium pay-per-minute services will be paid over to the scammers unless the scam is detected and shut down by the callers' telephone service provider.
The danger of these scams is not receiving the phone calls, but calling back the premium-rate telephone numbers. Most of the calls reported so far came from this telephone number: +266 611 096 55.
Potential victims receive a missed call on their phones. If they call the number back they will be re-routed to a premium rate number overseas and will be subsequently charged for the expensive call.
The call takes place at night or during working hours, which reduce the chances for the recipients to answer call.
The caller's telephone number displays an unusual international country code
Call only rings once
If you have a missd call from an unknown number, don't call back. If you receive serveral such calls, report it to you phone service provider.
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I have also reciving some scammer number
I was called from that place tonight. Didn't answer. Just area code 266 640 3464.
266 5882 9306, called me once through WhatsApp, I accidentally clicked reply but I hanged up immediately. Should I be worried?
No, you did not send any information, so should be ok.
Thank you for informing us and for the heads up.I've been receiving calls too from below numbers: 26668243 26662371498 26663732617
These are the phone numbers calling me this past few weeks 266 634808047 634005551 635882509 639872830
266 56544194
I always missed calls from 26665018162 scam cell phone number
Me too there were time I got these calls it was everyday and everyday was a new number but same code 266 I was freaked out I was even in distress. Then ot stopped but today I started receiving a missed call again. I googled it and thank God I found this website and understood what to do. And I found out its not only me.
I've been getting 266 different number calls every day x3 for last 2 weeks. Each call I report as scam & write foreign number & block. And still it continues! A different 266 number each time! So sick of this!
Last two'days 3time missed calls from 266 639855725 number...
When do they call you?
Same here.. 266 68849298 Keeps calling
I’m from Bulgaria and trust me I don’t know no one from Lesotho, but this number 266 57102030 keep giving me missed calls.
266 6039 4375 266 6227 9146
26622285282 and 26628855285 multiple missed calls and immediate hang ups after trying to book an AirBnB in SA
26628315084This one called me a week or so ago
I have received three calls in a few days, all with the 266 code, always different numbers
The numbers with the 266 code are all over the place.
Same goes for 266 24300751
26613560764 is also a scam
Scammers: 26621760218
Just got a call now, and decided to Google. Scam indeed. 266 5321 9397
I keep getting these calls from lesotho it’s obviously a scam people don’t call them back !! i’msick of them ringing me I keep blocking the number but they keep calling with a new number absolute lowlife scums
I instantly block every single Lesotho or random country’s number that calls me. Hopefully in attempt to slow down the amount I receive calls
266…….. 5- 10 calls per day,pain in the #*%. Called my service provider spent 15 min or so doing things online to block scam and spam, Yep you guessed it ..! No sooner I got off the phone ring ring guess who? 266 and still getting them. And at the oldest time of day and night…🤬
I’ve also been receiving a lot of calls from Lesotho lately and it rings once. I remember picking up and joined talked. They use different numbers anytime they call and I try as much as possible to block each and everyone of them.
That is the numbers of scamers 26622702080 , 26622702081 , 26622312315 , 26627008276 , 26628912578 , 26628737383 , 26622242219 ..😡
Yes I have the same problem from 10 days ,every time a difrent numbers from Lesoto.I make a stake to call them back one time ,and now they didnt stop.That is a very big stres and panic...😩
I received a call from 26658604660 through Whattsup could this be a scam call?
YES.Don't answer.
I got call from this number 26622321983
be careful. I had heard they can get your banking information from your SIM card. just keep blocking the numbers
SCAMMER ALERT!!!! 266 59237823 266 60315161
Scammers keep calling: 266 283500790
What happens if I am fast enough to answer the call and pick up ? So I don't ring back but answer the call.thanks,
Ones you answer thats it. You will endup receiving miss calls day & night. You will regret.
Another scammer 266 286 790790
266 222372810This is another scammer number
I am getting repeated one-ring calls from Lesotho from different numbers. Several calls from different numbers! I wonder why telephone service providers allow such scamsters? Today's numbers are: 266 61167000 266 61167001 266 22322943 266 61383015 266 69861007 266 69861006 266 69861005 266 69861004 266 69861003 266 69861001
I’ve received multiple calls like this over the past week. From the following numbers: 266 28396413 266 28358323 266 28320317 266 21159331 266 63720843 266 63720108 266 63720294
Another major issue is that the calls from numbers starting 266 are somehow used to activate (call and text on other devices) on Android phones and hackers can remotely access your phone afterwards, I guess this is a 0-click attack!
I receive about 10 calls a day from 0628331655 and 0628392511. Also one ring and then the phone stop ringing. If you block the number they just call from another 06283 number. I will go to a police station in South Africa to report it.
Here are the scammers numbers, one ring, now I have blocked them:266 2831 1993, 266 2837 2749, 266 6372 0257, 266 6272 0666.
Did phone mailed sms? The Vodacom lady said they cannot do any thing
26660399496, I got call
266-506632788 - They’ve been giving me missed calls for weeks
26660353866 they are sacamer
Received many calls from266 68693082266 62041434Beware of any calls from numbers beginning with 266