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Re:Ask HN: Extremely brazen phone scammer – what to do? by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @12:08PM (#25348091)
Define "where someone is calling from". If the call is carried via VoIP, then all the phone company knows is who the VoIP provider is. The VoIP provider may know what account it is, but not who that is. Tracking it down to an actual human you can jail (or even sue) may not be easy.
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Re:Ask HN: Extremely brazen phone scammer – what to do? by aerosmile on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @12:52AM (#25355760)
"Not easy, but technically possible" is a very fertile ground for a startup.
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