scam calls
Deceptive telephone pitches
Scam calls are fraudulent phone calls designed to trick people into giving up money or personal information.
Callers may pose as government agencies, tech support, or lottery officials, creating urgency or fear to bypass skepticism: I've been getting scam calls about my car's extended warranty.
Also called phone scams or telephone fraud.
- robocallAutomated prerecorded phone message
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- Nigerian princeEmail scam persona
- telemarketerSells products via calls
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
tech support · car warranty · extended warranty · spoofing · voicemail · block · hang up · suspicious · red flag · lottery · IRS · grandparent · urgent · gift card · one-time payment · wire transfer · social security · bank account
- unwanted callsrobocalls, telemarketers, telemarketing, recorded messages, number spoofing
- digital annoyancesspam, pop-ups, ads, malware, viruses
- spamspam, junk mail, spam filter, spam folder, bulk mail
- speech crimesdefamation, libel, slander, hate speech, incitement