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minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoYou can report scammers to the FTC using your number and the time of the call, as well as their number, name, and any additional information: https://www.donotcall.gov/report.html#step1 I highly recommend this because, believe it or not, these scammers do get caught. The sooner the better, they can do irreparable harm in the meantime to people more vulnerable than you.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAll the ones calling me are from India. The FTC has no power there.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoHere is a recent example: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/24-defendants-sentenced-multimillion-dollar-india-based-call-center-scam-targeting-us-victims
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoFor as vulnerable as SS7 is, there are records for calls at the phone companies that can be traced back to the offending members. In order to run these operations requires a well regulated access point.
You can report scammers to the FTC using your number and the time of the call, as well as their number, name, and any additional information:
https://www.donotcall.gov/report.html#step1
I highly recommend this because, believe it or not, these scammers do get caught. The sooner the better, they can do irreparable harm in the meantime to people more vulnerable than you.
All the ones calling me are from India. The FTC has no power there.
Here is a recent example:
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/24-defendants-sentenced-multimillion-dollar-india-based-call-center-scam-targeting-us-victims
And they’re spoofing the number.
For as vulnerable as SS7 is, there are records for calls at the phone companies that can be traced back to the offending members.
In order to run these operations requires a well regulated access point.