Contributor II
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421 Messages
Phone gets blown up by SPAM calls
Spam, spoof, robocalls still completely out of control- even with nomorobo up and running. Spoofing numbers has proven to be an effective workaround for the criminal harassment industry. Is there any way to challenge calls... have the caller key in a number to complete the call? Would my "Friend in the Digital Age®" consider helping law enforcement find these criminals and bring them to justice... or at very least block calls with inauthentic caller ID info?
The latest robocall shtick is the ID info starts with "V" then a random string of numbers... with the call back number spoofed, of course.
My phone is useless for incoming calls because of this.
yak
Contributor III
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521 Messages
7 years ago
I've been getting the "V12214000332" caller ID. I think that identifies the caller as using a satellite phone (but the spoofing makes it impossible to know for sure). I bought a home phone that blocks 150 numbers but that is failing because the spammers are rotating their spoofed numbers more often. No point blocking one number when it will never be used again. Yesterday I got 5 spam calls for every one legitimate call.
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Bruce
Honored Contributor III
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5.7K Messages
7 years ago
V-numbers are from a type of auto-dialer called VDial. This software has been around for years. Collection agencies normally use it but I'm sure scammers are also using it to spoof a collection agency.
The string of numbers isn't random but translates into internal info for the agency, such as date, Zulu time, terminal ID of the employee, job control number, etc. A legitimate agency would need this info as evidence in a lawsuit. However, like I said, I'm sure scammers are also using VDial.
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stinkfoot63
Contributor II
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421 Messages
7 years ago
"async" with a spoofed random local number figures fairly prominently, too... actually leaves a robo-recording on my answering machine after illegally ringing my phone... credit card scam suggesting rate changes to my card that I should have received in the mail and to get a new zero interest card. Female voice speaking American English but I bet if I were to "press 1" I'd be talking to someone in a Pakistani boiler room call center.
Please please please enable me to block inauthentic CID (spoofed) calls.
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