Scam prevention ringtone and wallpaper for your mobile phone

Scams on our mobile phones are prolific and it is all too easy to fall prey to them.

Many mobile phone frauds either persuade you to buy products/services that are substandard or non-existent, make phone calls or texts to premium services by accident or sign you up for expensive subscription services that may prove difficult to cancel.

Some may even pretend to be from your bank or the police.

Please also be aware of the text or WhatsApp scam messages that pretend to be from a loved one who has lost their phone and who then goes on to ask you for money.

We have provided some effective tools to remind you be wary of calls and messages from people you don't know and requests for money or your personal or bank details.

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Ringtone for Apple (iOS) phones

With thanks to Purple Angels, you can download their ringtone which can be used as the default ringtone on your phone reminding you not to give out your bank details.

If you wish, your trusted callers can have a different ringtone to help remind you to only answer your phone to people you know.

Instructions

  1. Go to the Settings on your phone, then select General, then Software Update. Ensure that Automatic Update is turned on. Allow any Automatic Updates to complete.
  2. Open the App Store and download Garageband to your phone. Garageband is free to download and use. It may take a while to download.
  3. Download the Apple ringtone ZIP/band file to your phone.
  4. Go to the files app and navigate to your downloads folder.
  5. Select and hold the 'ringtone-for-iphone' file, and select uncompress.
  6. Open the Garageband app on your phone (complete any initial set up when prompted).
  7. Scroll down to downloads folder and select downloads folder.
  8. Select and hold the icon 'ringtone for iphones'.
  9. Select Share.
  10. Select Ringtone.
  11. Select Continue.
  12. Select Export.
  13. Select Use sound as.
  14. Select Standard ringtone.

Ringtone for Android phones

With thanks to Purple Angels, you can download their ringtone which can be used as the default ringtone on your phone reminding you not to give out your bank details.

If you wish, your trusted callers can have a different ringtone to help remind you to only answer your phone to people you know.

Instructions

These are generic instructions as every Android is different, but this video may help you download the ringtone to your phone.

  1. Download the Android ringtone MP3 file to your phone by clicking on the three vertical dots and selecting download.
  2. On your phone select Settings.
  3. Then select Sound.
  4. Then select + Add ringtone.
  5. Select Downloads and the select the saved/downloaded ringtone file.

Wallpaper images

Choose one of the following wallpapers which can be used as your homepage screen.

This serves as a regular reminder not to give out your details to anyone you don't know and whose identity you can't verify.

Wallpaper instructions for Apple (iOS) phones

  1. Choose the wallpaper you want from the options above.
  2. On your phone open the wallpaper and select save image.
  3. Open the Settings app.
  4. Select Wallpaper.
  5. Select Add new wallpaper.
  6. Select Photos.
  7. Select Add.
  8. Select Set as wallpaper pair.

If your apps page is blurry

  1. Open the Settings.
  2. Select Wallpaper.
  3. Select Customise on the blurry screen.
  4. Select Blur.
  5. Select Done.

Wallpaper instructions for Android phones

  1. Download your preferred image from the options above.
  2. On home page, select Settings.
  3. Select Display.
  4. Select Wallpaper.
  5. Select Photos.
  6. Select Photo.
  7. Select Home screen and lock screen.

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