ISO
LR
Liberia
+231
Capital
Monrovia
Risk level
HIGH ▲
▲ ACTIVE THREAT - +231
Liberia, like other West African countries, hosts advance-fee and romance scam operations. Volume is lower than Nigeria but tactics are similar.
Scam Calls from +231 (Liberia)
Common scam types from +231
Advance-fee fraud
419-style schemes.
Long-term emotional manipulation.
Inheritance fraud
Fake inheritance claims.
Warning signs
Red flags
- Online romance escalating to money requests
- Inheritance claims from unknown relatives
What to do
Steps
- Hang up
- Block and report
How to block calls from +231
Carrier-level blocking
- Block international calls from West Africa
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