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author: "Eric Priezkalns"
published: "2019-01-01T06:00:42+00:00"
modified: "2019-01-01T10:53:32+00:00"
title: "Indonesians Complain about Wangiri Calls from UAE"
permalink: "https://commsrisk.com/indonesians-complain-about-wangiri-calls-from-uae/"
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# Indonesians Complain about Wangiri Calls from UAE

Recent articles by [*Covesia*](https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=id&u=https://covesia.com/techno/baca/65474/wangiri-telepon-misterius-dari-nomor-tak-jelas-kembali-hantui-warga&prev=search) and [*detiknews*](https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=id&sp=nmt4&u=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-3946176/wangiri-penipuan-bermodus-missed-call-misterius-dari-luar-negeri&xid=17259,15700002,15700021,15700124,15700186,15700190,15700201,15700237,15700242,15700248&usg=ALkJrhgmToYpoxynjcL85TKCkPtUJ_zhlg) suggest that Indonesians have suffered an increase in wangiri calls. The *Covesia* piece talks about inhabitants of the island of Sumatra receiving multiple calls with a +882 code prefix, as described in the following translated extract:

> A resident of Padang, Metha (31) admitted that in the past two days there had been three missed calls by telephone numbers beginning with +882.
> 
> “I don’t know from whom. The telephone number is not the provider number in Indonesia,” Metha said…
> 
> Another resident, Rudi (31), also experienced the same thing. He claimed to have missed a call from the number with the same prefix (+882) today.
> 
> “Last afternoon my cellphone rang once, continued to die. Only missed calls for a while,” he said.

The +882 range is dedicated to services that cover multiple countries. *Covesia* published a [screengrab from a user’s phone](https://covesia.com/assets/foto/berita/20181209064345.jpg) that indicates the numbers begin +882 16, which is a range used by [Thuraya](https://www.thuraya.com/), a UAE-based provider of mobile satellite comms.