Re: OT: spam phone calls

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, uk.telecom.mobile, comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: OT: spam phone calls
Date	2025-03-21 13:51 +0100
Message-ID	<mv30blx3h2.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References	<vrh0k4$36vfn$1@dont-email.me> <vrhhf5$3li94$1@dont-email.me> <vrjj8j$1efgk$1@dont-email.me>

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On 2025-03-21 12:41, John C. wrote:
> Newyana2 wrote:
>> Graham J wrote:
>>>
>>> I know you're all very knowledgeable here, so:
>>>
>>> Received a call on my mobile, from a lady in Scotland who says I rang
>>> her landline earlier this morning.  I did not, and my mobile phone has
>>> been sitting on the windowsill (being the only place it can get a
>>> signal) all morning, with nobody near it.
>>>
>>> The lady used 1471 to find out who had rung her number, and used it's
>>> recall facility to ring me; so she didn't make any transcription error
>>> in dialling my number.
>>>
>>> I'm aware that spammers spoof mobile numbers but had always assumed
>>> that they chose unallocated numbers.  That is now apparently no longer
>>> true - unless all you here can think of another way that the 1471
>>> service can see an erroneous number.
>>
>>     Not quite the same in the US, but similar. Here spoofed calls
>> are possible. I've had calls from myself. :) But it could also
>> be a scam, where someone gets you off balance and defensive,
>> then pulls some kind of trick.
>>
>>     Scammers/spammers have become so common that I just
>> don't even answer the phone anymore unless I recognize the
>> number. If it's a legit call they can leave a message.
> 
> I add all such calls to my blocked list. Over time, that's helped reduce
> spam calls tremendously. Also, I'm like you in that I won't answer a
> call from a number I don't recognize.

Unfortunately, as they are faking the caller-id number, and they rotate 
their numbers, you are probably blocking some innocent person, and not 
really blocking the spammers. That said, I also block them.

I also use an application that has a huge list of numbers to block, 
Truecaller.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-21 13:51 +0100
  Re: OT: spam phone calls Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-21 11:23 -0400
    Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-21 12:32 -0400
      Re: OT: spam phone calls AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-03-21 16:46 +0000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-21 18:52 +0000
        Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 08:00 -0400
          Re: OT: spam phone calls Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-04-03 12:14 +0000
            Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-03 14:22 +0200
          Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-03 14:13 +0200
      Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 14:53 +0100
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-22 12:10 -0400
          Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-22 17:06 +0000
            Re: OT: spam phone calls Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-22 13:24 -0400
              Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-03-22 22:43 +0100
            Re: OT: spam phone calls David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2025-03-22 20:36 +0000
              Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 08:27 -0400
          Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 08:22 -0400
        Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 08:07 -0400
          Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-03 14:19 +0200
            Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 09:14 -0400
              Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-03 18:10 +0200
  Re: OT: spam phone calls AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-03-21 16:10 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-21 12:34 -0400
      Re: OT: spam phone calls AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-03-21 16:52 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-21 16:48 +0000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-03-21 17:11 +0000
  Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-21 18:11 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 08:28 -0400
      Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-03 14:37 +0200
  Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-08 21:55 +1000
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      Re: OT: spam phone calls Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-04-08 13:52 +0100
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-08 20:33 +0000
          Re: OT: spam phone calls Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-04-09 11:45 +0100
            Re: OT: spam phone calls JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2025-04-10 09:16 +0100
              Re: OT: spam phone calls Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-04-10 09:33 +0100
                Re: OT: spam phone calls JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2025-04-10 14:40 +0100
      Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-08 20:23 +0000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2025-04-08 17:06 -0400
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-08 18:55 +0000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls David Woolley <david@ex.djwhome.demon.invalid> - 2025-04-09 14:16 +0100
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      Re: OT: spam phone calls ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-04-09 19:54 +0000
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-04-09 17:07 -0500
        Re: OT: spam phone calls JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2025-04-10 09:18 +0100

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