[Fradow]

The above comment exagerates based on anecdota.

From what I gathered, it's a lot less of an issue compared to the US, but scam calls & SMS do happen.

My anecdota: I'm French, and receive scam calls from time to time. They are different from the ones you see in the US. Here it's mainly "CPF" scam calls, which is training credits every working person automatically get and they are trying to scam you into paying for a illegitimate training with those (don't ask me for more details, I've not researched it further).

In France, it tends to be less of an issue because the government is at least somewhat invested in fighting such scams, and because the language isn't as universally spoken as English (which is true for most of Europe). You can usually spot a foreigner speaking French miles away, and it's a red flag for any sane person when an incoming call has an accent.