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TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. Read: Fraudsters pretending to be high-end store staff scam Irish people out of thousands Read: Man sold bogus holiday packages to friends to fund his “cocaine lifestyle”> The scam is a telecoms industry-wide problem. Particular care should be taken when responding to calls from unknown numbers beginning with +247. Be vigilant about protecting their number whenever possible, ensuring they are careful when answering calls to numbers they don’t recognise or calling an unrecognised number back after a missed call.Do not call the number back: If it is a legitimate call, then the chances are that the caller will call you back or leave you a voicemail.The ICIA issues these guidelines to its customers if they receive a call from an international number that they don’t recognise: The Irish Cellular Industry Association (ICIA) - an alliance of Meteor, Three and Vodafone – issued a warning to its customers advising them to avoid the scam. There is no charge incurred when people answer calls from these numbers, only when they call back, and the longer someone stays on the phone the higher the charge will be.
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