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Re:Scammers are abusing an internal Microsoft account to sen... by bdavbdav on Sunday May 24, 2026 @02:33AM (#48254956)
That would take nothing to implement. Services like Truecaller already do live caller ID against databases on iOS / Android. All it would take is a sensible register of verified numbers
Re:Scammers are abusing an internal Microsoft account to sen... by Abishek_Muthian on Sunday May 24, 2026 @02:56AM (#48255114)
Several of the bank scammers had their profile verified as the bank in the Truecaller[1].

[1] https://xcancel.com/Abishek_Muthian/status/18063480222902113...

Re:Scammers are abusing an internal Microsoft account to sen... by l23k4 on Sunday May 24, 2026 @05:07AM (#48255761)
Truecaller can tell you about who a phone number belongs to.

Truecaller cannot accurately tell you whether or not the person calling you from a phone number is actually in control of that phone number.

Re:Scammers are abusing an internal Microsoft account to sen... by TeMPOraL on Sunday May 24, 2026 @05:31AM (#48255868)
Won't stop people from trying to make Truecaller, et al. prove that, though.

The problem here is that the correct security posture of the bank against third-party scams also protects the customers from first-party scams. Telling people the bank will never call them for anything, and even if, they're to always hang up and call the number on the back of their card, works equally well against criminals and telemarketers.

Re:Scammers are abusing an internal Microsoft account to sen... by l23k4 on Sunday May 24, 2026 @05:48AM (#48255947)
I feel like this is kind-of a solved problem in the jurisdictions where banks are liable for customer losses not arising from gross negligence.

If a bank calls their customers directly and trains them to get phished, the bank does not get to claim gross negligence when this happens and has to refund the customer.

If a bank tells their customers that they'll never call them (and actually doesn't), they have much better chances of claiming gross negligence on the part of the customer.