On a lazy Sunday afternoon in mid-July, I got a WhatsApp notification. A Peruvian stranger called Franco had added me to a Shrek-themed group on the Meta-owned messaging app. Called "grupo alfa buena ...

If you are like me and refuse to give up your home landline, you're probably no stranger to... well, strange calls. Landlines are more prone to spam calls than cellphones, which offer better ...

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Nobody likes receiving calls from No Caller ID numbers, as they're usually scams. But there might be cases where you'll want your iPhone or Android to hide your phone number to protect your privacy.

Ever get a call from an unknown number and wonder how to find out who it was? Here are some options. Your phone rings, you look at the caller ID, but don’t recognize the number. Want to know who was ...

Online dating can sometimes lead to love, and it can sometimes lead to talking to a lot of weirdos on the internet. However, a weirdo is definitely better than a scammer. We received an email from one ...

Earlier this month, I received a notification to make a chargeable call on my prepaid SIM card to avoid my number being de-activated. The notification comes whenever I’ve almost gone 90 days without ...

Dec. 16, 2005 — -- On the checkout line this holiday season, make sure you have everything on your gift list, your cash or credit card ready -- and, oh yeah, get set for one more thing. "Can I ...

Most of us have received a call from a random number. At times, it's someone accidentally misdialing, but spam robocalls are much more common. According to data from the unwanted call-blocking service ...