The Institute for Social and Cultural Research (ISCR) of the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) is warning the public and project stakeholders of scam phone calls attempting to gain unauthorised access to online meetings or information related to ISCR-NICH’s activities.
According to a public notice issued this week, unknown individuals have been contacting stakeholders while falsely claiming to represent ISCR-NICH. In some cases, the callers request confirmation codes or attempt to extract personal or organisational details.
“DO NOT engage with any unknown caller asking you for a confirmation code to enter an online meeting. DO NOT disclose any personal, organisational, or other related information,” ISCR-NICH said. “Going forward, ISCR-NICH personnel will be utilising our institutional phone number and email during this period.”