Answering a phone call from 777888999 won't get you killed. All those warning messages you are getting on WhatsApp are fake.
A viral message has taken social media by storm. The message is warning people that answering a phone call from a specific mobile number may set their handset on fire and get them killed.
According to the message, answering a call from the number - 777888999 - could prove fatal. The message warns that the phone of the person picking up the call would explode.However, according to media reports, all this is just another social media hoax. Actually, nine digit numbers do not exist in India. Nine digit numbers exist in foreign countries and if Indian number receive such calls then it will be prefixed with a country code.