Did your cell phone ring in the middle of the night? At the very least, hundreds of cell phones in the north country were bombarded with repeated phone calls - sometimes as many as four or five calls. The calls appeared to come from Mauritania, a country in northwest Africa. Chaz Holman quickly reached the correct conclusion: "I knew it was a scam," he told 7 News. The Federal Trade commission advises people to not call the Mauritania phone number, sign up for the do not call list and to download a call blocking app.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2019 21:45 UTC