International calls from unknown numbers have become one of the most popular ways to scam and extort and get hold of our personal and banking data. But the truth is that not all calls of this type have to be dangerous, and in order to be able to differentiate the bad ones, we need to know which prefixes we should avoid.
The case of the +241 prefix is one that should put us on alert, as in the past year there have been many reports from victims who claim to have been scammed or extorted after picking up a call from an unknown phone number that started with this prefix.
The truth is that nowadays there are many threats that simply come from answering our phone with a call from an unknown number, as warned by INCIBE a few months ago, the simple act of answering “yes” could result in a series of frauds in your name.
Therefore, the most recommended thing to do with these types of calls is to hang up and block them, and in today’s article we will explain how to do it.
Prefix +241: where it’s from and how to block it
The +241 prefix is an international telephone code that has been alerting authorities for several years now, and the Civil Guard has pointed it out several times as one to avoid.
This area code belongs to Gabon, and as we were saying for several years now, users have reported receiving persistent calls from unknown numbers that started like this and then resulted in scams and extortions where they ended up losing thousands of euros.
How to block these numbers
While it is true that by not answering the calls we are already saving ourselves from this deception, the best thing we can do is block these numbers. For this, there are several options with the first and simplest one being to block the specific number that just called us, we just have to press on it and our phone will give us the option.
The problem is that we are only blocking one number and scammers could use many other numbers that we would have to block individually. In case you do not want to go through this slow and tedious process, try call management and blocking apps that are able to identify and filter calls and detect those that are potentially dangerous, some options are Call Blocker, Hiya, or Call ID.
