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2. Prank call - Wikipedia

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   A prank call (also known as a crank call, a hoax call, or a goof call) ... An example of these was the 1996–2004 strip search phone call scam, ...

3. Strip search phone call scam - Wikipedia

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   The strip search phone call scam was a series of incidents, mostly occurring in rural areas of the United States, that extended over a period of at least ten years, ...

4. Nuisance call - Wikipedia

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   A nuisance call is an unwanted and unsolicited telephone call. Common types of nuisance calls include prank calls, telemarketing calls, and silent calls. Obscene phone calls and other threatening calls are criminal acts in most jurisdictions, particularly when hate crime is involved. [1] Unsolicited calls may also be used to initiate telephone ...

5. This is when you're most likely to get a spam call - AOL

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   Cracking down on unwanted calls. In July 2023, the FCC announced a nationwide crackdown on unwanted spam calls and telemarketing scams. Operation Stop Scam Calls is a combined effort from the FTC ...

6. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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   You can call 888-382-1222 or visit DoNotCall.gov to report spam calls, telemarketers or robo-callers. Are 877 numbers spam? 877 numbers are toll-free numbers often used by businesses and ...

7. How to identify a scam call before you're taken ... - AOL

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   809 scam. If you receive a call from a number with an 809 area code, it might appear to be coming from the United States, but it’s not. Those calls are actually originating from another country ...

8. VoIP spam - Wikipedia

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   VoIP spam or SPIT (spam over Internet telephony) is unsolicited, automatically dialed telephone calls, typically using voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. [1]VoIP systems, like e-mail and other Internet applications, are susceptible to abuse by malicious parties who initiate unsolicited and unwanted communications, such as telemarketers and prank callers.

9. What You Need to Know About Spam Calls and 7 Ways to ... - AOL

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   And now that Sprint is a part of T-Mobile, Sprint customers will also get free protection to identify and block scam and unwanted robocalls, in the upgraded Call Screener app which was previously ...