Thread: Phone Spam

My phone has caller ID and it saves them. On a whim I called a number from early unanswered call. The responder said he had many such calls from people (not called by him) It seems that a spammer used his ID when making these calls. Shouldn't the phone companies be able to prevent this?

Lately I’ve noticed spam calls from #’s using our area code and local exchange. I guess cell phones are getting hacked regularly.

Originally Posted by zinjanthropos

Lately I’ve noticed spam calls from #’s using our area code and local exchange. I guess cell phones are getting hacked regularly.

Is it just smartphones,would you say?

I was told that 'spoofing' has been around since the system was digitized - all phones have this problem

I used to get the spam calls that started with 1-800 but now it’s a local number. I can accept that spammers have improved their methods.

Originally Posted by zinjanthropos

I used to get the spam calls that started with 1-800 but now it’s a local number. I can accept that spammers have improved their methods.

Since digitized, it is possible for a a spammer to make the call looking like it came from another number.

Originally Posted by zinjanthropos

I used to get the spam calls that started with 1-800 but now it’s a local number. I can accept that spammers have improved their methods.

It is called "Caller ID Spoofing" and well entrenched. The U.S. FCC has a link on this:


https://www.fcc.gov/spoofing


It has an excellent overview and the dos and don'ts about these calls.