The pattern here points to a persistent UNICEF‑styled donation scam that floods phones with silent or brief calls, then attempts to extract credit‑card or bank details. Recipients should let the call go to voicemail, block the number, and never share financial info. If you’ve already given details, contact your bank immediately to halt any pending transactions and consider a fraud alert. Reporting the number to local consumer protection agencies helps curb the operation. Keep an eye on your statements for unauthorized charges and educate friends about the typical script to reduce its reach.
The caller claimed to represent Unicef, yet proceeded to ask for sensitive financial information
This number has been identified as a source of unsolicited calls from telemarketing agents.
The caller's intention was to solicit money
The repeated attempts to sell me shares via tele marketing have become a nuisance, especially since I've declined multiple times.
This number have called twice now, and each time they hangs up when I answer.
For an entire week, this number called me every day, until finally, I answered, and a woman claiming to be from UNICEF answered, addressing me by name, which was quite suprising. She spent the next 10 minutes explaining basic facts about UNICEF, but things took a turn when she started asking for donations, which sounded extremly suspicious. She assured me that their over-the-phone credit card donations were secure, but I was unconvinced, and instead, asked her to direct me to the official UNICEF website, which she ignored, and provided a different number to give my card details, a clear indication of a scam. I declined, and told her to have a good day, feeling satisfied that I had wasted her time, rather than allowing her to succesfully scam someone else.
Unicef is again making solicitations
If you have entered a competition or similar on Facebook, you may receive a call from this number, which is likely a legitimate call from unicef to discuss setting up a monthly donation, although it may involve a generic sales pitch and guilt tripping
Interestingly, a search for ratings of this number on other internet resources yielded no results, which could be a positive sign, but it would be helpful to hear from others who have experience with it.
When questioned about the source of my number, the caller claimed it was obtained from online surveys, which seems improbable given my lack of participation in such surveys; the caller was uncooperative and rude when asked to remove my number from their list.
Upon answering the call today, I was met with an unexpected silence, followed by a sudden hang-up, which was quite perplexing considering they had been calling multiple times a day.
This number keeps trying to call me, but I've been ignoring it, as it's probably a scam or something.
The individuals behind this number engage in a pattern of calling and then immediately terminating the connection.
Silent call that didn't say a word; just a brief ring.
Daily calls over two weeks, mostly hang-ups, revealed a potential UNICEF scam when finally answered and a callback was made
This number has been calling daily, only to hang up when someone answers, which is not only frustrating but also a waste of time.
Another silent call, no voice heard. Probably a wrong number.