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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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