[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by jeffporfirio

Not really a scam, but I get about 10 calls a day from Somalia, of all places, it just rings once and then they hang up.
I've blocked about 50 or so numbers, but they keep calling.
Don't know what it is, but I'm guessing someone found a bank error in my favor at the First National Pirate Bank.

That's called a one ring scam


https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/don-t-...nada-1.3801297

“When they do call back, it puts them through to a pay-per-call type of scenario where there’s a cost involved to initially be connected, as well as a cost-per-minute once you’re on that call,” she told CTV Winnipeg last week.
Henry said callers are often greeted by waiting music or a pre-recorded message.


“The longer they are on the call obviously the more expensive the call could end up being, sometimes $400 a minute,” she said.


Debbie Leah said she received a “one ring” call last Monday. It was almost midnight when her phone rang. She didn’t recognize the number and the caller did not leave a message. An internet search indicated the number was from the West African republic of Mauritania