One technique that can be used to transmit automatic prerecorded robo messages straight to consumers'
voicemail boxes is initiating mass automatic calls to "the
voicemail systems of the cellular carriers' networks." (113) The calls are "initiated by dialing both a pilot number (aka a backdoor number) to the respective
voicemail system along with the cellular telephone number of a subscriber to identify the
voicemail box." (114)
The scam
voicemails which have been likened to an "80s answer phone" message threaten potential victims with arrest or legal action and ask for bank details.
Hackers enter the password and gain access to the victim's
voicemail inbox, thereby allowing them to listen to the pre-recorded message from WhatsApp that contains the six-digit code.
One viewer said: "Now that gerry has listened to the
voicemail and knows the truth about the crash.
While the Google Phone app flags spam numbers and lights up the screen bright red when one comes in, the new spam filtering will automatically send robocalls to
voicemail.
The company is offering different
voicemail drop packages.
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