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Re:An unprecedented wave of online bank fraud is hitting Bri... by mytailorisrich on Thursday October 14, 2021 @10:53AM (#28865080)
In fairness HSBC calls from known numbers (granted, you may not recognise it the first time, but you can look it up then save it) and publishes numbers where you can call them [1]

[1] https://www.hsbc.co.uk/help/security-centre/report-a-problem...

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Re:An unprecedented wave of online bank fraud is hitting Bri... by kabdib on Thursday October 14, 2021 @11:16AM (#28865463)
This doesn't help when it's so common to spoof caller-id. The telco industry has blown any trust we can put in this information.

[I just learned that the FCC is considering not allowing calls made outside the US to be spoofed as numbers originating inside the US. I thought that was the whole point behind STIR/SHAKEN, silly me].

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Re:An unprecedented wave of online bank fraud is hitting Bri... by mytailorisrich on Thursday October 14, 2021 @12:07PM (#28866179)
It does help because you can call back if you recognise the number (which defeats spoofed caller ID) or call the number published.

There's not really any alternative to calling a trusted number.

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Re:An unprecedented wave of online bank fraud is hitting Bri... by skeeter2020 on Thursday October 14, 2021 @11:59AM (#28866091)
If I don't care that you can redial the displayed number and get me this doesn't matter when I spoof my outgoing number though...
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