Phone Scams / Caller ID Spoofing

JonSR77

JonSR77

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from the FCC...

Caller ID Spoofing

What Is Spoofing?​

Spoofing is when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity. Scammers often use neighbor spoofing so it appears that an incoming call is coming from a local number, or spoof a number from a company or a government agency that you may already know and trust. If you answer, they use scam scripts to try to steal your money or valuable personal information, which can be used in fraudulent activity.

Watch the video and click through the tabs to learn more about spoofing and how to avoid being scammed.

If you think you've been the victim of a spoofing scam, you can file a complaint with the FCC.

https://www.fcc.gov/spoofing
 

Why don't they do something about it. Surely there's a way for spoofing to be detected. There's probably no profit in the phone companies doing anything about it, so they don't.
 

Right this moment, there is an e-mail from a friend I haven't heard from in years asking if I will do them a big favor. This has happened before. Someone goes through my e-mail contact list, pretends to be an old friend and asks if I can send them a gift card because they need money.
I guess the best thing to do is not respond.
Wow These scammers are everywhere!
 
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