Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls?
Every year, tens of millions of Americans collectively lose billions of dollars to scam callers. Where does the other end of the line lead?
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Every year, tens of millions of Americans collectively lose billions of dollars to scam callers. Where does the other end of the line lead?
Are you experiencing an increase in the number of "local" calls to your home or cell phone? You’re not alone. This phenomenon is called “neighbor spoofing” and it’s a caller ID spoof strategy being used by phone scam artists in an attempt to get people to answer the phone.
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phoned at 1am - just long enough for phone to ring but not long enough to pick it up. has happened twice now - suspect spam
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