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  2. Spoofing scams: How to recognize and protect yourself from ...

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    Hackers could spoof your phone number and get into your voicemail if you don't have a password. Talk to your phone company about call blocking tools and look into apps that you can download to ...

  3. Here are the best ways to block robocalls - AOL

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    Only 18 percent said they would take a call from a toll-free number. ... “The vast majority of scam-related robocalls now have spoofed numbers that display the local area code, even when they ...

  4. STIR/SHAKEN - Wikipedia

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    STIR/SHAKEN, or SHAKEN/STIR, is a suite of protocols and procedures intended to combat caller ID spoofing on public telephone networks.Caller ID spoofing is used by robocallers to mask their identity or to make it appear the call is from a legitimate source, often a nearby phone number with the same area code and exchange, or from well-known agencies like the Internal Revenue Service or ...

  5. Telemarketing fraud - Wikipedia

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    First Orion's scam blocking technology uses a combination of known bad actors, AI powered blocking including neighborhood spoofing and unusual calling pattern. Scam Identification is a feature of the T-Mobile and Metro carrier network which can be controlled by the app Scam Shield, [ 28 ] customer care or dialing the short code #664 to turn on ...

  6. Are You Being 'Spoofed'? This Specific Type Of Scam Is Hard ...

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    Phone Spoofing . Phone spoofing can be hard to spot because there are apps that can replicate caller IDs so that they can carry the display name of people you know, as well as the local area codes ...

  7. SMS spoofing - Wikipedia

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    SMS spoofing is a technology which uses the short message service (SMS), available on most mobile phones and personal digital assistants, to set who the message appears to come from by replacing the originating mobile number (Sender ID) with alphanumeric text. Spoofing has both legitimate uses (setting the company name from which the message is ...

  8. Avoid spoofing emails and spam in the AOL app

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    Recognize a spoof alert Email spoofing is the forgery of an email header, which means the message appears to be coming from somewhere other than the actual source. Use the Report button to notify AOL about spoofed email addresses, or choose It's safe to continue.

  9. The FCC is cracking down on scammy robotexts. What that ... - AOL

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    The FCC adopted a rule Thursday requiring mobile phone companies to block "highly likely to be illegal" texts, including those from non-working numbers. The FCC is cracking down on scammy ...