Don't answer a call from this number!
A brand new phone scam is targeting Australians with a mobile phone. These scammers are calling Australians from a number that identifies from Latvia on the users mobile phone. The scammer then hangs up within 2 rings in the hope that you will return the call.
Typically, if you return the call, you will most likely be put in hold with pleasant wait music until you hang up. The goal of the scammers is to keep you on the line as long as possible, as the number you are calling is a premium number similar to that used in Australia by psychic hotlines or sex lines.
I received a call on Saturday night from Latvia which I didn't answer. Other users on twitter have reported receiving calls from Morocco on top of the calls from Latvia.
As always, if you don't know anyone in the country you are being called from, don't answer. If it's important, they will leave a voice message!
I do not even return local calls unless I recognise the number. Unless it is from someone in my family the caller will have to call me back because I will not call them.