Indians Get Most Spam Calls In The World

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    • Publish Date: Jul 16 2017 12:02PM
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    • Updated Date: Jul 16 2017 12:09PM
Indians Get Most Spam Calls In The World

You're not imagining it. Spam calls are on the rise.

A study of 20 countries has revealed that Indians received the most number of spam calls in 2017. Research by Truecaller, an app which has over 250 million users globally, showed that an Indian smartphone user received over 22 spam calls a month, or almost a call a day. 

The US and Brazil came second with over 20 calls per user each month. The report says that over half of India's spam calls (54%) originated from telecom operators.
'Many of these operators are seeking to provide special offers for free data, or unlimited calls. Which doesn't sound so bad - until you get bombarded by them," the report says. 

Nuisance calls— including unwanted, harassment and pranks— stake claim to 20% of the calls.
Among the other spam calls Indians receive are 13% from telemarketers, 9% from financial services while 3% are related to insurance and scams.

This is despite the fact India's regulatory system includes a do not disturb (DND) registry as well as an Unsolicited Commercial Communication regulation.

Other countries are not much better off either. Unwanted calls to Americans have risen sharply by 20% in the last two months. Telecom operators are the top spammers (33%) in Brazil, with calls seeking to provide special offers for data and calling plans. 

The second biggest spammers in Brazil are debt collectors though sometimes these calls can be fraudsters pretending to collect money for illegitimate reasons.

Chile, South Africa and Mexico are next amongst spam-plagued countries. The data for the report was aggregated anonymously from incoming calls that were either marked as spam by users or had automatically been flagged by Truecaller.

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Comments

Hemalatha.G Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary Scho

Spam call really irritates people and distract them from their routine. Bold people and the one who is used to it take it easy. But some people are afraid to attend unknown numbers. This has to stop.

Aadrit Banerjee Apeejay School Salt Lake

Really sometimes these prank calls gets on our nerves. Sometimes these spammers call with different numbers and harass people. Many old people often fall prey to these fraud people''s trap. Thanks to this Truecaller App. It is really a boon that enables us to block all unnecessary numbers. However a more effective solution is required.

Aadrit Banerjee Apeejay School Salt Lake

When will Tintin contest 2 results declared

ABHIGYAN SINGH Harmony International School , Kharghar

That sad

Ronit.R National Hill View Public School

Spam calls are a nuisance which have to be eliminated as soon as possible .They not only irritate people but also disturb their peace of mind .

Aashi Lohia Amrita Vidyalayam -Nesapakkam

Spam calls are really very irritating. I hate it.

B.S. Santhos raj VANI VIDYALAYA S.S.S & JR. COLG

yes spams are making us fools . we can''t find the spam calls and it will irritate us.

Edwin .M. Thomas Podar International School CBSE , Nerul

Indian people mostly get trapped in spam calls and can''t concentrate on their daily routine.

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