Annoying mobile spamming

Most of mobile phone users face the irritating spam phone calls. How we can get rid of such annoying phone calls. Spam call are many types
1. Robo calls
2. Phishing calls
3. Rings and hangs
4. Call back spam
5. Spam text message
6. Spam voice message

1. What's a ROBO Call?
Robo calls are the most common form of spam. It calls you directly and immediately after you take the call you will hear the recorded voice "Hi How are you, why did't you took the phone when I called last time? I call you now to tell that this is the last chance to get one glass of water free with two porotas + one kuruma curry, hurry this offer is only for one day. byeeee" Cut. Well that was a typical example of a robo call.
2. Ok, sir, then what's a phishing Call?
You may have already know what is phishing in internet. In a few words, it is impersonation. Somebody calls you in the name of a reputed company like google, ebay or paypal etc. or even your banker and convey that there is a problem with your account. To fix the issue you have to call to verify the basic data about you. With this data they may be equipped to break your account and they will get control over your account. Hows the trick, yar?
3. So, what do you mean by "Rings and hangs" then?
Simple. You get a missed call. From a same number. Several times you get same call missed. Obviously you may call back to that number. Then you get a message that "Wow, you are selected a price worth Rs. 50,000/- And call to a particular number for further details. Goodbye". What will you do? You start calling that number instantly. You will never know the number you dialled was a paid number and you have to pay Rs. 50/- per minute. In order to receive a false offer to get Rs. 50,000/-, you have to foolishly spend Rs. 500/- or more!

So what you can do against this?
Just share such frauds with others in the internet fraternity.
Or just share it through your own blog as I did in this blog!
Never take the phone when a fraud call come to your phone in the second time. First time you probably may not know whether the call is genuine or not. So once you identified a fraud number never take it in the next time. There are lots of effective methods to put an end these annoying phone calls. Join in the National Do Not Disturb Registry is the most effective method. But choosing this you cannot identify the spammers' numbers. Use your own phones Reject List. Most of the modern phones has such a feature like Reject List. Find out your own phones RL feature. And publish that numbers to the net.
Here I am publishing a list of numbers which fetched from my handset. Most of them are came through Tata Docomo Mobile Service Provider from Kerala Circle in India. All these spam calls are Robo Calls offering many services like caller tunes, song download etc.

Reject List as shown in Samsung C-5212 Mobile

   1. +918891255013
   2. +918891255031
   3. +914772251697
   4. +918891255024
   5. +914067309330
   6. +918891255028
   7. +918891255017
   8. +911402015009
   9. +917002019000
  10. +918714155064
  11. +918714155065
  12. +918714155067
  13. +918714155063
  14. +913366064950
  15. +918714155062
  16. +913366064890
  17. +913366065130
  18. +917736355056
  19. +917736355057
  20. +917736355058
  21. +914067305210
  22. +914067305330
  23. +917736355061

Some emergency or 112 thoughts

One One Two. What is it? What is the importance of that number of a GSM mobile phone user?
1-1-2 is a toll-free telephone emergency number from any telephone or any GSM cellphone. Originally this number was the single European emergency call number. In most of the GSM handsets, 112 can be called even in Key lock position. But unfortunately in India, this number can be accessed properly from very few service providers. Generally in India, the emergency numbers are not standardized. There is no single emergency call number. Most of the Indian cities use 100 for Police and 101 for ambulance. But while, a major share of people use mobile phones, why don't we turn to use 112 as single emergency number system. This talk must be discussed by agencies like TRAII and GSM service providers.

When to call the 112 ?
Call the 112 only in real life-threatening emergencies like:
• Serious medical problems (unconscious person, important injuries, chest pain, seizure, bleeding)
• Any type of fire (house, car, business)
• Life-threatening situations (crimes, fights, people with weapons, robbery in progress, etc)

Do not call the 112 :
• To test your mobile phone - you may block a real life-threatening emergency call
• To laugh at the operators or to just hang up - respect operators who work under stress to help save lives, do not block real emergency calls by blocking lines
• For non life-threatening emergencies or non-emergencies like property damage accidents, break-in to vehicles, theft of property, vandalism - especially when the suspect is gone - cars blocking the street. Call directly the local police.

Stay calm Stay safe - avoid having an accident yourself.

What to say ?
• Where is the assistance needed (Location)
• Your name and telephone number
• What happened (nature of the emergency) and if it is happening now
• Who needs help or is involved and how many (victims, suspects, etc.)
• Why is the emergency happening (i.e. depression) and obstacles to the arrival of emergency services
• Are weapons involved ? (knives, hand-guns, automatic weapons)

Be prepared.
• To launch a 112 call - observe and exercise mentally
• Get training in your company or in the context of your community as a first aid helper or as a first responder - you will be able to help yourself and your neighbors
• And remember - prevention is always better and more efficient

Some useful Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_case_of_emergency
http://112eu.blogspot.com/
http://www.112.be/view/en/citizen/learn_about.html