LIME says it has been made aware that some of its customers have been receiving calls or text messages from numbers starting with the area/country code +88213 with a request for a return call or text.

The telecommunications company notes that, if a call is returned to these numbers or a text is sent, customers will be charged US$15 or more than J$1,100 per minute.

According to LIME, this is a global mobile scam which is affecting many telecommunications companies.

Another regional telecommunications company, Digicel, had previously warned its customers to be on the lookout for prank callers.