I only answer numbers I recognize. Period. As to the rest you probably don't know this but they can always leave a message! The never do though. They're telemarketers.
@@jonathonstone1 How is it the carriers can't tell if it's a spoof? I get a call from someone, I let it ring through, I call back and he says he didn't dial and was just sitting around, then I get a pre-recorded message from that number a minute later that wasn't him. Totally spoofed. How is it carriers can allow it? How can their own technology that they built have cracks like this that allow 100% spoofing?
@@clodicious because the carriers aren't you. They don't know who is calling you. All they know is you got a call and hpw much data it used. It's really the user's responsibility
@@jonathonstone1 Why would you even state that the carriers are not me? Do you think anyone believes they are phone service carrier? What a strange statement. Also how can the carrier not know which number is calling me? That's like saying UPS and FedEx can't tell which location a package was shipped from, and the person shipping it can change in their system where it was picked up or dropped off.
I trolled the scammer that spoofed my phone. For my greeting absence voice, I recorded that "if you have been receiving harassing calls from this number and they are claiming to be us, just hang up. "
Have gotten several calls threatening law suits bc my number has been harassing them, my mother as well. It is insane how many people don't know about this.
Blocking spoofers is risky - it might be a call you need to take. Instead, have your phone accept only known numbers. If is not a spoofer, they can leave a message.
the biggest victims are elderly people. I have told older relatives for years about call spoofing and they still don't understand how it works. The most common form of spoofing is the dialing software will automatically populate a random phone number that matches the same area code and phone exchange (same town/city) that they dialing too, so an elderly person might think it is a neighbor and pickup the phone. I don't answer calls from someone I don't now anymore. If a telemarketer keeps calling, eventually I will pick up and play the sound file that is online, that says this number has been disconnected and then release the call.
My mother has dementia. It's difficult to make her stop answering scammers and spoofed numbers. She gets between 5 to 10 telemarketer calls a day. the Do Not Call List as we already know does not stop scammers.
Paul Stuart speak a different language but no Spanish accent. I use my Asian accent and language. I say I no english. Learn a couple different words in a random language like find a European language.
Okay so my phone number is being used to call someone else which is kind of odd because it 11:20 someone said that I'd called them I did not I was on the phone with my father-in-law how do I prevent this from happening I've called my cell carrier and they done nothing
Spoofing is one thing, someone going into your locker and stealing your cell phone and SIM card is another ! In addition to, illegally enter into your apartment and cloning your hard drive ! (Greenwich, CT and Stein Mart, AZ) Be careful !
I have should I answer app and in the settings you can block negative reviews numbers that are hidden and numbers that aren't in your contact it allows them to leave a voice mail, but also lets you know that they have tried to call without ringing.
The surprising thing is that it is legal. "The United States Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 states that spoofing a phone number is allowed as long as the person is not “knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongly obtain anything of value…” Once it is proven a spoof caller violated this act, their actions are considered illegal and they would have to pay the penalty of $10,000." Of course, that begs the question of identity theft or causing harm to the reputation of some innocent person. So why don't they change the law, make it illegal and begin to prosecute some cases?
I should add that I've had my own name and number used by call spoofers, so I complained to the FCC, my senators, my representative, my state senators and assembly person and to date, not one of those has replied. That was two or three years ago. When my name and number were used, I got calls from people who were very upset with me, even to the point of threatening to send the police.
I've called the FBI the FCC the FTC and even called Interpol.. I'm met with the same general consensus; it's not our jurisdiction so, nothing we can do about, overseas infractions..... ive had 3,917 robocalls since 1 February of this year. The frustration and losing my temper at times, has caused health problems for me. Does anybody care? I doubt it
This has happened to me with my friends twice in just a couple of minutes. A little bit different than spoofing. My friend called me and I answered saying "Hello??" They never replied so I ended then she called me again so I answered and she asked me "Why did you call me?" But she called me. And I'm not even joking she wasn't even pranking me because it happened again after like 2 minutes.
I have a samsung galaxy- provider - Sprint. You can block all incoming calls not on your contact list. The down side is if you give your cell phone number out you must immediately add that person or business to your contact list. It's too late for me since I've had that number for many years and but I passed this on to a friend who just set up a new account and she said it works.
Best advice is my expertise is speak another language.. I do it when I don’t know the number or it says scammer. I say I no speak English, no English. Then I say honayyy like I’m telling someone to talk on the phone for me. Then I mumble the other language like I’m talking to my friend that will interpret.
Simple Plan. You call from a number I don't know? You have ONE CHANCE to leave a voice message. (Because I DO NOT ANSWER my phone PERIOD!) You don't leave a voice message? You get blocked. And yes, they can change their numbers.....but I can block 'em all!....LoL! And I don't wait until a weekend where I have noting to do to block numbers...I do it right there and then! This way they have no choice but to call me from another number.....which will just end up on my blocked juice today!!
There's a Jamaican scammer who spoof number if you happen to he will claim to be from publishers Clearinghouse he also uses an 876 which an Jamaican area code.
There is actually a fairly simple way to stop this. Our government needs to tell the Indian government that if they don't fix this problem in, say, 6 months, we will slap a 100% tariff on all goods coming from India. Like the old joke about the donkey, first you need to get their attention.
I just went through this, this whole entire week, aside from scammers calling me around the clock, people all over the U.S calling me to ask why I was trying to scam them with SS fraud. They were all kind and sympathetic, once I expected the my number was being spoofed. However I had enough and changed number this morning. What did you end up doing? Did it just go away eventually?
I just answer it and scream into the phone using a super high pitched voice. I then call the number back to let the person know their number is being spoofed.
happening to me as i have a stalker hacker and she is literally a deranged person!!! today was the creepiest as my child was on the phone playing a game which she wont again after this, i hear a grown man say hello hello who is this!' she heard him! and i saw she did not make any calls! god almighty what a evil pos this cow is!!
Spoofing in general isn’t illegal to began with but if your using it for illegal purposes it is but playing a joke isn’t illegal with spoofing. Just so y’all know
My number and been spoofed. I'm planing to change my number, but I can't, because my family uses my phone # as business phone too. If I change it, we will just bring down our job.
@@suzycreamcheesez4371 if im in amarica right, an press charges against someone not in amarica, theres nothing the law can do? Whats the point in having laws then? To protect me from people in my country? Just wondering
As soon as I started signing up for different courier apps had number same as mine but only the last 4 digits rearranged text me, I didnt know scammer could do that.
@@JacobLouisI see... Even today my number is being spoofed. If I can share photos, I'll be sharing with you. Because it's like my number is being used for robocalls and my call logs are filled with international outgoing calls but I haven't called them. Actually I wanna share this to someone because if my family or friends get to know about this they make this a big issue and they could never understand my situation. You must see my calls logs screenshot..
@@sherlinthiru5947I'm facing these kind of shits rn.Idk what to do even my family and friends will create a big scene.Using my phone number they called someone which was accidentally my friend's mom.She sent screenshot of call log asking me why are you calling these many times to my mom ? I said I didn't but I don't have any call history in that number.Even I don't know how to stop these ...
LOL this is not new they have been doing this for a while and when you use a voip there is no way to track it down when spoofed number comes in, at least that is what sprint is saying.
You don't know how many legit calls I get that I let pass because I don't have their number/name in my contacts. I may not know that until I get the call. Some don't leave voicemail, then I lose an opportunity I should have had just because someone wasn't sure which exact number or person was going to call about the opportunity.
REALLY..like not answering your phone is Going to stop them might as well; toss the phone in the garbage Can and start writing letters again..who needs this bs so they are telling us that the hackers are smarter then the Phone Companys might as well hire the Spoofers to Counteract the Problem
@@lilmouse1903 my number has been spoofed too! This whole week I've been receiving calls from people asking why I'm trying to scam the for SS fraud. Every single person I spoke to was kind and empathetic as soon as I explained that my number has been spoofed. Still I had enough so this morning I changed my number, because it got so bad that even scammers were calling me passed midnight.
@@irenestar9256 yeah she was getting threats from callers all over the country so we called local police and they said you can’t get in trouble since they don’t have enough evidence
@@lilmouse1903 that's good, I'm sorry that is happening to your mom 😔 I hope they stop soon, I was told by someone that, eventually enough people will block the number that is being spoofed, and scammers will notice and unfortunately move on to the next victim.
Downloaded app called (call protect) they work with at&t. They have a subscription for four dollars a month that blocks these calls for you auto they also have a free service but I chose the subscription thank me later
OK this is why the carriers are allowing it. Because they can make money off allowing it rather than spending their billions in profit to just fix the problem.
Cell phone companies are competent and have the bots, etc how yall cannot use the camera and microphones, like they do. To determine who does the nr belong to....some people are not right....seems like Islamic terrorist knows no bounds. Give me other plausible answer
