Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ...
by pkaye on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @07:47PM
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Do the spammers speak greek or english?
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Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ...
by StavrosK on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @07:50PM
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Greek, why would they speak English? They're usually phone companies offering discounts.
Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ...
by pkaye on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @08:27PM
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In the US we get a fair amount of spam calls originating from India. So an english speaking country would be their target.
Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ...
by StavrosK on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @08:29PM
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Hmm, I see. What are they selling?
Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ...
by pkaye on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @08:44PM
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I think mostly IT scams or falsely representing a tax agency. But these days I mostly get automated calls. I have a way around those which is when I answer a call, I don't speak until the other side says hello. Automated calls just assume the line is dead and hangup. I think these automated called are used by the spammers to identify live numbers a flurry of real call will follow up in a few days.