Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google email and auth sync

Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by traceroute66 on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @01:42PM (#45265367)

> Luckily I'll never answer the phone

One of the best features of Apple iOS 26 is the new call-screening feature[1].

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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by nsriv on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @01:45PM (#45265409)

Pixel Call Screen has been a godsend for me since its debut, akin to using uBlock Origin for browsing.

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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by edm0nd on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @04:40PM (#45267724)

Apple once again just implementing ideas from Android lol

This will be great tho to help cut down on iOS users and scams hopefully

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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by fkyoureadthedoc on Thursday September 18, 2025 @09:19AM (#45289343)

Call screening existed before either of them did it. I had some 3rd party Android app/service that did it way back in the day.

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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by layman51 on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @10:41PM (#45270996)

Would this actually work if it's more of a targeted attack? It seems like not, because they could just kind of lie to your call-screener.

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