As RIA Novosti was told in the press service of MTS, in recent days there has been a "small surge in a new type of calls and SMS from intruders."
“The problem is not massive, but several people have filed similar complaints.
As a rule, these are calls from abroad from robots with calls or requests to help relatives, ”they said.
There were several cases of sending SMS with various appeals, the problem was solved by the operator himself.
Also, Tele2 reported that they are fixing a new type of voice spam, calls using replacement numbers are coming from abroad.
“They become an additional factor of concern for people and carry the risk of financial losses,” the company said.
The operator handles inappropriate calls in the same way as voice spam and fraudulent calls, the agency emphasizes.
The operator warns users about a new type of unwanted calls and encourages them to block them if possible.