Widespread calls from Sierra Leone a scam to get you to call back, authorities warn

Recent calls from Sierra Leone to people in the Tulsa area and around the state are reportedly scams.

The Sand Springs Police Department put out a warning about what’s known as a “wangiri” scam; the original call is placed by an auto dialer, and when a person answers, it disconnects, or a message may ask the person to call back.

“DO NOT CALL BACK. It is an attempt by scam artists to collect money from the call back,” a social media post from the agency says.

The wangiri or “one-ring” scam originally appeared in the U.S. in 2013.

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