Considering that many of us probably registered for the Federal "do not call" data base, that is more than a little ironic. HHS helps unscrupulous businesses, some of them obviously foreign companies thwart Federal law.Liberty wrote:Anyone who is approaching 65 or older will get a ton of these calls this time of year. I think Medicare sells our phone numbers.
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- Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:49 am
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- Topic: Neighbor Spoofing
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Re: Neighbor Spoofing
- Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:52 pm
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- Topic: Neighbor Spoofing
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Re: Neighbor Spoofing
I went to a lot of trouble to get nomorobo installed at my house. It hasn't been needed in months because of the switch to local area spoofing. I've been conned a couple of times because we are in the middle of medical activities and a lot of the medical offices come in the same way on the caller iD - private caller with a local area code.
I've taught myself never so say the word "yes" when answering. That is part of another "cramming" scam on your phone bill. But several of the more recent calls have featured a caller with a very strong, almost impossible to understand Asian-Indian accent. Several of them have been also tested by me for their awareness of American English four letter words.
Having the carrier help by validating that the number is real in their system would definitely help.
I've taught myself never so say the word "yes" when answering. That is part of another "cramming" scam on your phone bill. But several of the more recent calls have featured a caller with a very strong, almost impossible to understand Asian-Indian accent. Several of them have been also tested by me for their awareness of American English four letter words.
Having the carrier help by validating that the number is real in their system would definitely help.