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2. Stop unwanted calls and texts from hitting your cellphone - AOL

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   Click here to learn how to stop telemarketing calls for good. Better yet, you can install apps on your phone that keep annoying telemarketers off your line. Click here for three apps that protect ...

3. This is what you are doing wrong when scammers call - AOL

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   Use a spam blocking app for texts and calls: These apps can identify and block known spam numbers, significantly reducing the number of unwanted calls you receive. 5.

4. Scammers Are Targeting Your Phone. Here’s What To Watch For.

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   The latest phone scam even includes caller ID showing the letters 'IRS' when they call. The key to avoiding being hit by these scams is to know that the IRS does not make threatening phone calls ...

5. Caller ID spoofing - Wikipedia

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   Example of caller ID spoofed via orange boxing; both the name and number are faked to reference leetspeak. Caller ID spoofing is a spoofing attack which causes the telephone network's Caller ID to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is a station other than the true originating station. This can lead to a display ...

6. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.

7. 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 ...

8. IMSI-catcher - Wikipedia

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   An international mobile subscriber identity-catcher, or IMSI-catcher, is a telephone eavesdropping device used for intercepting mobile phone traffic and tracking location data of mobile phone users. [1] Essentially a "fake" mobile tower acting between the target mobile phone and the service provider's real towers, it is considered a man-in-the ...

9. How to stop robocalls and spam calls for good - AOL

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   Stop answering the phone “A good tip is to stop answering any unknown numbers. This way, your line won’t be seen as ‘active,’ and they will stop calling.” —Grant Aldrich, CEO of ...