When a scammer calls: 3 strategies to protect customers from call spoofing
Call spoofing, which refers to the process of changing the caller ID to any number other than the actual calling number, is a tactic that has lately been on the rise.
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| City: | Rotherham |
| State: | Great Britain |
| Latitude: | 53.4301200 |
| Longitude: | -1.3567800 |
| Population: | 117,618 |
| Rotherham /ˈrɒðᵊrəm/ is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, which together with its conurbation and outlying settlements to the north, south and south-east forms the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, with a recorded population of 257,280 in the 2011 census. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, its central area is on the banks of the River Don below its confluence with the Rother on the traditional road between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham is today the largest town in a contiguous area with Sheffield, informally known as the Sheffield Urban Area and is as such an… Wikipedia » | |
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| Hazard level: | 63 % |
| Number of ratings: | 2× |
| Latest rating: | Oct 23, 2013 Add comment |
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Call spoofing, which refers to the process of changing the caller ID to any number other than the actual calling number, is a tactic that has lately been on the rise.
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I had a phone call (from Vodafone) to my contract mobile yesterday (06-01-14) mid day. He said about 4g is now available on my phone for a fee of £5.00 and that he noted on my account. I know 4G isn't available in my home town yet either! I did say I will speak to my local store. The way he was speaking to me it wasn't professional at all as he was saying "my love" and when I amswered he was talking to someone else. Normally when you speak to someone in a call centre you can actually hear the people on the background.
Neutral Jan 07, 2014 00
I've been on a Vodafone pay as you go sim for a couple of weeks and am now drowning in sales calls which I can't tell whether are not are genuine! Either way, it's driving me bonkers.
Nuisance Oct 23, 2013 00