Seriously, what could this be….. why are so many missed calls happening from ISD destinations… +92, +994, +263, +37. When we checked, +92 is for Pakistan, +994 is Azerbaijan, +263 is Zimbabwe and +373 is Moldova. None of these countries inspire confidence. Moreover they remind you of internal strife and maybe unlawful activities. Then why would calls come from these destinations?????

There is no logic……..

Yes……. there is but one possibility

Calls originating from these destinations are all international numbers and thus attract higher tariffs for call back. All this happens for some benefit. There is no way someone is calling you to let you know that there is lottery you have won in an international draw without participating or that your unknown ancestor has left you obnoxious amount of wealth or more so that some wealthy person has died inestate and there are no claimants, so the attorney on file is willing to partner you to share the spoil.

You know this is all is ‘humbug’, but still, if you have someone calling you and the call gets disconnected…your reaction is to call back…

Who should benefit from this natural reaction of human beings. It could be some tricksters who can pull-off with some gullible souls or may be the telephone companies who benefit from the international calling.

Look at the current scenario for telecom companies, the APRU (Average revenue per User) has been consistently declining, the operating margins are under pressure and the competition is increasing. Why wouldn’t telecom companies find ways to increase billing per subscriber? This is an easy way..call from friendly countries where numbers cannot be traced or routing to other destinations and really, if it gets traced blame it on the terrorist link in those countries. These countries have no databases or efficient legal systems for redressal. What would you say……… Ingenuity or unworthy.