Do not tell me that having your mobile phone silenced for work or simply needing to rest has never happened to you and that when you see it again, you have a missed call. Normally and to our surprise and bad luck it is of an unknown number. Who will have called us? Will it be a job interview? Will it be the job itself or some emergency?
The problem starts when you see that it has a strange prefix, in this case prefix 212. We are going to try to analyze where it comes from and who is behind it with all the information that exists about the prefix.
In fact, it is normal for you to worry because today there are many telephone scams. So if you want to know where all these losses come from with extraneous prefixes like 212 and above all, how not to fall for a phone scam, don't leave the page.
We will give you all the necessary information on the prefix 212 so that you stay calm or calm. Most likely, they will insist with the call but we will explain why and we anticipate that you should not return the call.
In view of this information, we are going to focus the issue little by little and we only ask you not to return that call. Be patient and read us to the end because we are going to clarify what is happening with all these foreign prefixes that make us missed calls without rhyme or reason.
In fact and as general advice, if you realize that the prefix is foreign, never return that call. Most likely it is a phone scam. And if you have, call your phone company immediately to discuss the matter and see how to proceed. Now, we are going with the information you need to know.
Where does the prefix 212 come from?
The way to proceed can be varied: sometimes they send an SMS, others make missed calls from different numbers but always with that prefix. It is also usually a generalized attack on Spanish users. In many cases they even send some message by WhatsApp to make everything more real. Never trust.
The prefix 212 is basically a prefix from abroad, that is, it is international. To be more exact, it comes from Morocco, a country that you will find in North Africa, near the Canary Islands. In addition, and as an extra piece of information, you are interested in knowing that the local telephone prefixes have different prefixes and that they change depending on where that call is located whenever they are calling you from a fixed mobile. But in case it is not clear to you, we are going to give you some more information about what prefixes you will find with 212:
- Casablanca (+212) 520
- Beni Mellal, Casablanca, El Jadida, Jouribga, Mohammedia, Settat and Berrechid (+212) 521
- The Kelaa des Sraghna (+212) 5242
- Marrakesh (+212) 5243
- El Youssoufia and Safi (+212) 5246
- Laayoune, Agadir, Ouarzazate, Marrakech, Dakhla, Essaouira and Safi (+212) 525
As you can see, they are all areas of Morocco, such as the famous Casablanca. As famous as she is, don't take calls. Do not worry that you will always see that prefix in front to identify it. We repeat, never pick up the phone with that prefix since otherwise, if you return the call out of curiosity what we will tell you will happen to you in the next section of the article.
Prefix 212 Hazards and Warnings
The different Spanish authorities have been alerting us that it is a telephone scam from abroad. The different bodies and security forces of the state have alerted us through different communication channels. We are talking about examples such as the Civil Guard, the National Police or the Municipal Police of Madrid. All of them have alerted on Twitter in case you are interested in looking for the information. If you need more, you can always contact the authorities and ask for more information about it to proceed and alert.
According to information from the Civil Guard itself, they are intended to get money using their special rates. All this is carried out by specialized and organized groups of criminals abroad and they try to trick the person who receives the call into returning it again and again without finding an answer. As we said, on many occasions they even talk to you via WhatsApp to try to get you to contact them.
What happens if you call back the prefix? that then you will be calling a paying phone number abroad with a special rate. In addition, that country does not have regulations in this regard, so it has been possible to see complaints of even 500 euros of turnover. That is why we warn you from now on not to ever call back because then you will fall for the scam. The best thing you can do and how you have to proceed is always block this type of prefix, without calling. We are going to give you a list of numbers collected with that prefix that you should never take. Remember that even if you are not there, if you have 212 in front of you, you should never return the call.
- 212682302268
- 212650227684
- 212682642433
- 212618221853
- 212682098081
- 212650418830
- 212767352858
- 212661793189
- 212618139902
- 212682859825
- 212661371316
- 212650459490
- 212618467042
How can you block prefixes from abroad?
Once you know what the prefix is about and that it is a scam, now you have to proceed to block it from all possible sites and for that we are going to guide you a bit. It doesn't matter if you use Android or iOS, you will be able to block it without problem.
In order to block it, you will have to go to the missed call log on your mobile phone. Once you are inside, select that specific call (be careful, do not return the call) and enter the details of it. You will have to see data such as the time of the call. It is right there where you can block it, on Android for example, it is called blacklist. It will be enough to add that phone to the block list to never receive the warning again that a call comes in or that it is lost. It may be called differently on iOS but it will always be in that section.
If what you want is to block it on WhatsApp, you will have to go to the specific message that has left you the prefix in question. Once you have it located, enter the conversation and now click on the number at the top and enter its details. In this new menu you will find different options but the one that interests us is the one to "block". Once you use it, you will lock the phone and you will never receive an alert or warn about this phone number again. It will never bother you again.
We hope this article has been helpful for you Do not fall for a phone scam with the prefix 212. See you in the next article and as always, if you have any question or topic, leave it in the comment box so we can answer you or update the post itself.