sujit_k 141 Report post Posted May 16, 2012 might be a call from hello tune service... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ami1 237 Report post Posted May 16, 2012 Some one start picking up the calls and end the mystery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@Akash 23 Report post Posted May 16, 2012 I am not sure but it could also be from Skype or any other VOIP call as I tried calling my number a few times from linphone (voip) and the calling number comes from from different countries - probably because VOIP calls are not allowed to terminate to phones in India (without license) so VOIP companies must be sending the last leg of the call from some other countries. Yes Amitabh ji....apki baat mein dum hai. I don't think there's any role of Pakistan for these missed calls. This could be a reason due to Voip companies routing the calls as Amitabh ji mentioned above. VOIP calls within India are not allowed. For example a person (living in india) calling to india mobile number from skype is not allowed. All incoming calls coming to you must ultimately route through you mobile operator. The mobile operator does have voip gateways connected to other long distance operators across the world. If you want to trace the origin of these calls complaint to your operators with exact time. Also, somebody mentioned that he got call from Lithuania. Please never call back this number, these can be highly charged mobile audiotext numbers. I know about Lithuania but there are many more countries offering these codes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ami1 237 Report post Posted May 17, 2012 (edited) LOL, with all this going on, i didn't pick up an important overseas call even though the guy called 3-4 times. Now he isn't picking up my calls ! Edited May 17, 2012 by ami1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted July 2, 2012 Replying To Missed Call Can Lead To Your SIM Card Being Cloned Source Next time if you get a missed call starting with +92; #90 or #09, don't show the courtesy of calling back because chances are it would lead to your SIM card being cloned. The telecom service providers are now issuing alerts to subscribers —particularly about the series mentioned above as the moment one press the call button after dialing the above number, someone at the other end will get your phone and SIM card cloned. According to reports, more than one lakh subscribers have fallen prey to this new telecom terror attack as the frequency of such calls continues to grow. Intelligence agencies have reportedly confirmed to the service providers particularly in UP West telecom division that such a racket is not only under way but the menace is growing fast. "We are sure there must be some more similar combinations that the miscreants are using to clone the handsets and all the information stored in them," an intelligence officer told TOI. General Manager (GM) BSNL, RV Verma, said the department had already issued alerts to all the broadband subscribers and now alert SMSes were being issued to other subscribers as well. As per Raks-h-i-t Tandon, an IT expert who also teaches at the police academy (UP), the crooks can use other combination of numbers as well while making a call. "It is better not to respond to calls received from unusual calling numbers," says Tandon. "At the same time one should avoid storing specifics of their bank account, ATM/ Credit/Debit card numbers and passwords in their phone memory because if one falls a prey to such crooks then the moment your cell phone or sim are cloned, the data will be available to the crooks who can withdraw amount from your bank accounts as well," warns Punit Misra; an IT expert who also owns a consultancy in Lucknow. The menace that threatens to steal the subscriber's information stored in the phone or external memory (sim, memory & data cards) has a very scary side as well. Once cloned, the culprits can well use the cloned copy to make calls to any number they wish to. This exposes the subscribers to the threat of their connection being used for terror calls. Though it will be established during the course of investigations that the cellphone has been cloned and misused elsewhere, it is sure to land the subscriber under quite some pressure till the time the fact about his or her phone being cloned and misused is established, intelligence sources said. "It usually starts with a miss call from a number starting with + 92. The moment the subscriber calls back on the miss call, his or her cell phone is cloned. In case the subscribers takes the call before it is dropped as a miss call then the caller on the other end poses as a call center executive checking the connectivity and call flow of the particular service provider. The caller then asks the subscriber to press # 09 or # 90 call back on his number to establish that the connectivity to the subscriber was seamless," says a victim who reported the matter to the BSNL office at Moradabad last week. "The moment I redialed the caller number, my account balance lost a sum of money. Thereafter, in the three days that followed every time I got my cell phone recharged, the balance would be reduced to single digits within the next few minutes," she told the BSNL officials. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amtrag 20 Report post Posted July 2, 2012 I dont understand this. Does pressing #09 or #90 lets the handset transmit all necessary details like IMEI etc and the other party is able to collect these for cloning. Hence I doubt whether there is substance in this TOI article. Still I would better be safe than sorry. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KoolPal 2 Report post Posted July 2, 2012 I dont understand this.Does pressing #09 or #90 lets the handset transmit all necessary details like IMEI etc and the other party is able to collect these for cloning. Hence I doubt whether there is substance in this TOI article. Still I would better be safe than sorry. I think this some half baked 'report' filed by some reporter who couldn't come up with anything else. If you think logically, the idea is ridiculous! Different phones, different OS & would all manufacturers create such a security loop hole? Its like trying to say that if you try to use your brains during Ekta Kapoor's serial, your TV will explode!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted July 3, 2012 Modern superstition :-! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thilak.kmb 19 Report post Posted July 3, 2012 There are so many ridiculous information doing the rounds in the web. This must be one among them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
