?Ever wonder why a 24‑second ringing burst feels suspicious? The pattern you described—an immediate transfer to a silent line followed by a brief ring—matches common tactics used in spam‑call verification and call‑back scams. Scammers often trigger a missed‑call alert to entice you to return the call, hoping you’ll disclose personal info or be charged for a premium‑rate line. Hang up without redialing, block the number, and consider reporting it to your carrier. Use call‑filtering apps, and never trust a callback unless you initiated the original conversation. Staying vigilant and disabling automatic redial can prevent these unwanted probes.
I received a missed call; calling back it appeared to be routed to another line, yet I only heard ringing for about 24 seconds before I hung up—definitely suspicious.
