{"id":1861,"date":"2023-03-20T00:34:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T07:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.realcall.ai\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2023-07-10T02:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T09:48:18","slug":"weekly-report-march-12-to-18-on-scam-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realcall.ai\/blog\/weekly-report-march-12-to-18-on-scam-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest Weekly Report (March 12 to 18) on Scam Calls by RealCall \u2013 Scam Alerts, News, Data, and Forecasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here comes the weekly report on scam calls for the time range from March 12 to March 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weekly Scam Alerts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Government Agencies Imposing Scam Calls<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Last week, a Great Bend Woman indicated government agencies imposing scam calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt just felt it was really scary,\u201d the Great Bend woman said. \u201cIt was a gentleman who identified himself as a Seargent for the Leavenworth Police Department.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He told her she failed to show up to court this week to be a witness after being subpoenaed back in January. Morris said the call had a local area code and that he sounded convincing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to call you over the phone and ask for any information like that. We\u2019re not going to call you and ask for any money or demand payment of any bond or ticket,\u201d said Dan Nicodemus, Deputy Police Chief Leavenworth Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: https:\/\/www.ksn.com\/news\/local\/everything-seemed-real-great-bend-woman-shares-spoof-scam-call-scare\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Southern Accent” Scam Calls<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

According to Jackson County Sheriff Gary Schuette, the call is from a person claiming to be from Sgt. Watson and Sgt. Huttenlocker, who tells callers that they have missed a court date or jury duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo member of Law Enforcement will ever ask for payment over the phone, send gift cards, money, or checks to avoid arrest on any charges,\u201d Schuette said. \u201cTell the scam caller that you are calling 911.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Jackson County Sheriff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: https:\/\/www.wlns.com\/news\/local-news\/jackson-county-sheriff-warns-of-local-scam-call\/<\/p>\n\n\n

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Weekly Blocking Data by RealCall<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Number of Scam Calls Blocked by RealCall<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In the past week (March 12 to March 18), RealCall has blocked 449,044 suspicious calls for all users. Among all the blocked calls, 269,174 calls are blocked via RealCall Blocklist, 178,354 via RealCall VOIP number base and 1,516 via RealCall toll-free number base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Riskiest Days during a Week<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

During the latest week, scam calls come most on Friday when 86,392 scam calls were blocked in all, then come Thursday (845,82 scam calls blocked) and Wednesday (83,358 scam calls blocked).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, keep on high alert for your calls and messages this week on Friday, Thursday and Wednesday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Scam Call Type<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In the latest week, scam calls impersonating government agencies are on the rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No government agencies ask for your personal information, bank account information or SSN on the phone and they never require you to buy a gift card (scammers favor gift cards<\/a> sooooooo much), or prepaid card on the phone. So, next time when you receive suspicious calls, just hang up!<\/p>\n\n\n

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RealCall Tips to Avoid Scams<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Remember the following scam-likely signs below to avoid most scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n