METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SCAM PHONE CALLS

The invention relates to a method for controlling scams in which a phone call requests a return call to a target number, comprising the following steps:collecting signalling data of phone calls made via a telephone network (2);detecting suspicious calls from signalling data collected and using a detection algorithm, and for each suspicious call detected, identifying a suspicious number;comparing the suspicious number with a number and/or at least one range of certified target numbers contained in a certification database, and defining a risk profile for the suspicious number accordingly.Methods and systems for controlling phone scams.