[Tfug] OT - Telemarketing calls with fraudulent caller ID

[Chad Woolley]

I just got one this morning, from California.  No idea what they were
talking about or if the number was fradulent, but it was pre-recorded
and in Spanish.  Very annoying.

-- Chad

On 8/24/06, Adrian <choprboy at dakotacom.net> wrote:
> A bit off-topic here... but as TFUG is always a great place to find people
> with diverse background skills.
>
> Has anybody been getting pre-record spanish telemarketing calls from
> fraudulent numbers as of recent? Apparently it is a "you have won a free
> camera" scam of some sort. I have received a number of these in the last
> month, to my cell phone, and just got another, again with a fraudlent CID
> number 231-491-8895. Previous numbers have included 303-720-1234,
> 240-861-9988, and 323-483-6532, all fraudulent of course.
>
> My provider, T-Mobile, basically said they couldn't do anything but change my
> phone number, but I kind of expected that. Anybody have a good track with
> somebody in telecom that could start a report or prod a fed into
> investigating? A month ago there was nothing on these calls, now there is a
> bit in Google. Lots to people on the DNC, all from fraudulent numbers.
>
>
> Adrian
>
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