Currently, some people avoid answering phone numbers either to avoid advertising, offering services or even as a preventive measure against extortion attempts.
The Ministry of the Interior indicates that crime seeks new ways to obtain information from its future victims to later use it to commit crimes such as kidnapping and telephone extortion, so maintaining a preventive attitude is essential to avoid being a victim of these.
To put it into practice, you can start with the simplest: do not answer calls from unknown numbers, regardless of whether they call your cell phone or your home. For this there are applications that can reveal who is calling from an unknown number.
Although some smartphones already have built-in the function to identify possible spam calls, from the bank for example, the following applications provide some additional functions.
True Caller
The app identifies unknown calls and SMS. You can also do the undesirable and it allows you to connect with those who really matter to you.
CallApp
In addition to caller ID, this app has a recorder, blocks unknown numbers and has a blacklist feature.
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Block calls, add spam phone numbers and SMS text messages to blacklist, reverse search information for incoming phone calls and receive spam alerts
Finally, in the event of any suspicious or extortion calls, the recommends you cut off communication immediately and dial the Single Emergency Number 9-1-1; There you can receive guidance on how to act in this situation or how to file your complaint.
