TrueCaller: Spam Calls Received Recently Nearly Double While Insurance Related Call Increased by 50%
As Malaysian, we certainly have received a lot of spam call through our phones especially some random number appear on our phone and suddenly someone from some financial department or government department is somehow sending shocking news to you that your bank has just release a certain payment, or you are in debt with a certain bank. And that is when the app of TrueCaller comes to help you filter all this rubbish spammer.
While the pandemic is rising, where these culprits will be more active as everyone will be burden with financial with what is happening throughout the world now. Where recently according to True caller, Malaysia has a spam calls from financial services increased by 95% while from insurance companies have increased 50%. The Swedish company where they have also stated that 97% of spam calls in Malaysia were made from domestic numbers and the spam calls decreased in March and April during the Movement Control Order (MCO) was implemented but now towards the end of 2020 the business of these spam call has increased to the same levels at the beginning of the year or even more.
The Stockholm headquarter company which has released its TOP 20 Countries affected by Spam Calls where last year Malaysia had the dubious honor for being ranked number 19 on the list and True caller said that it has helped to block a total of 31.3 billion spam calls which is an increase of 18% compared to last year.
So have you installed yourself the True Caller app? It is seriously helpful on filtering this scammer called by revealing their name and identity out on your phone screen as they call you. If you haven’t then you can check it out HERE!