The prefix 00216 belongs to Tunisia, is it a scam?
Where is the prefix 00216 from? This is probably the first question you ask yourself when you receive a call from this number, right?
The first thing you should know is that the prefix 216 belongs to Tunisia , a country located in northwest Africa that borders Algeria and has a population of approximately 12 million inhabitants. Given the proximity to Spain and the large number of Tunisians living in our country, it is very likely that on some occasion you will be called from a number with this prefix.
“I have received a call from the prefix 216” . If we go to Google, we can see that many users have made this query, and the vast majority of them say that when they receive calls from this type of numbers, they only get two tones and then hang up , which is somewhat suspicious.
Although this may not always be the case we have investigated
and have been able to verify that there are telephone scams through numbers that begin with the prefix +216 , as the Civil Guard itself has confirmed on its official Twitter account, based on making multiple missed calls indiscriminately with the aim of having the people who receive them return them, which can have a very high cost on the bill depending on the rate contracted by each user.
Therefore, if you have missed several phone number library calls from a phone number with the prefix 00216, it is best not to return the call to avoid risks , since there is a possibility that it is a scam.
Does Finetwork charge me for taking a call from these countries?
At Finetwork we don’t charge you anything for taking a call from these countries , so if you get a call from this prefix, ഡ്യൂപ്ലിക്കേറ്റ് PST ഫയലുകൾ എങ്ങനെ ഇല്ലാതാക്കാം? ലളിതമായ പ്രക്രിയ you can take it without any problem and without any risks. In addition, the scam consists of making missed calls so that you call later, so if they bw lists don’t hang up, it’s probably a conventional call.
However, calling a 216 number in Tunisia may have a cost, although with Finetwork it will not be very high , and will vary depending on the type of rate you have contracted. In general, establishing a call to a number in Tunisia costs around 22 cents per minute, while the cost per minute will be 36 cents.
