The spam calls showed country codes of Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Ethiopia, among others. Most of these calls started with +251 (Ethiopia), +62 (Indonesia), +254 (Kenya), +84 (Vietnam), and other countries. aaa
Cyber expert Ritesh Bhatia said that the missed calls are an extension of the “work from home” scam where victims were asked to carry out simple tasks such as liking particular products or videos on websites and are promised Rs 150 initially.