Overview

• Thousands of people began reporting short or missed calls from U.S. and Canadian numbers around September 24, often multiple times per day from locations such as Illinois, Atlanta, Mason City and West Vancouver.
• Investigations detail a scripted flow: an automated call claims a résumé review, victims are pushed to WhatsApp and then to Telegram, where small real deposits are shown before larger “investment” requests that are never returned.
• Media describe two active modalities, including the Wangiri missed‑call tactic that triggers costly return calls and a false recruitment or migration track designed to harvest money and sensitive data.
• Security firms ESET and Kaspersky label the operation vishing and recommend not answering unsolicited calls, verifying numbers online, avoiding any data sharing and blocking or reporting suspicious callers.
• Authorities and outlets are circulating numbers linked to the scheme, while guidance highlights reporting persistent harassment to the SSPC at 088 and using local hotlines such as the C5 Anti‑Extortion line in Mexico City.