5.06.2020 05:00
(Act. 5.06.2020 05:00)
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The following applies to ping calls: Do not call back.
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When calling from a 00 680 or + 680 number, you should not call back because this can result in high costs.
The RTR has recently reported complaints about so-called ping calls.
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The phone numbers shown on the phone display begin with the numbers 00 680 or +680, which is the area code for the Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It is suggested that the calls are Austrian mobile phone numbers.
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Increased complaints about ping calls: you need to know that
How can you differentiate international numbers from Austrian ones?
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The general rule is: if a telephone number begins with two zeros or a plus, then it is an international number. When calling back unknown international numbers, you should therefore be particularly careful or refrain from calling back.
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Ping calls are canceled after only one ring (“ping”). The ping number is shown on the phone display. The called parties are to be tempted to call back.
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Why are the calls back to ping numbers expensive?
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Telephone numbers that are hidden behind the ping calls are expensive foreign numbers or numbers from satellite telephones. You will be put on hold. The minute wages are high; the longer the telephone connection is maintained, the higher the amount that is charged.
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What can I do on ping calls?
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If you answer a ping call, nothing can happen, so there are no costs. But don’t call back under any circumstances. If you receive repeated ping calls, this would be a possible countermeasure: Modern smartphones often offer the option (integrated in the operating system or using your own apps) to suppress incoming calls with certain numbers at all.
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Number ranges that are used improperly are listed on rufummer-missrauch.at. There you will also find a form that you can use to report suspicious numbers.
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