Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru...
by Wingman4l7 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @12:07AM
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IIRC, this was also an issue during the 2018 cryptocurrency rush -- fraudulent support phone #s for big exchanges / companies like Coinbase would show up higher in the rankings than the legitimate number. Frustratingly and amusingly, the fraudulent phone numbers were supposedly better-staffed and more responsive.
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Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru...
by VMisTheWay on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:47AM
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Because fraudulent people don't actually provide value, where coinbase needs to confirm identity.