"Sweepstakes calls" are on the rise – these are the top 10 spam numbers in May 2023. In the spring of 2023, fraudulent calls from Europol in particular made the rounds.

The phone numbers are listed in descending order of frequency. The scale also indicates how often a phone number has been reported by those affected and whether it is a matter of continuous calls, a competition, a direct cost trap or advertising.. Received a call from an unknown number? Caution: There could be a scam behind this. You should never answer certain phone numbers.