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DO NOT GET BANNED - Read This Before You Post Numbers

Tails

If you do get a call from a fraudulent phone number, do the following.
On Android go to your call history, go to the 3 dot icon and tap on "Block/Report Spam" tap OK and the number is blocked.
iPhone is a different thing, but it should be the same.

mavericklunarv

I saw one guy posting his friends number here. I called it, his friend said that his asshole friend posted his number on Scammer.info he got spammed called 24/7. Looks like scammers are spoofing as relatives numbers.

coolduedindia88

mavericklunarv I had the same experience with a number where I called them and the guy was legitimate and he was like, i have been getting calls all day. Felt bad or the guy

Angeld40

Well said. thank you for making that clear.

myjackcity

The goal of a scammer is to appear legit. Unfortunately, there are moderators here who cannot see past these tactics.

kenzo

myjackcity

I test numbers.

When I don't hear an Indian pickup but an EU/US/CAN/MX person instead, my spidey senses tingle.
When I ask pointed questions about where XYZ's office is located and get back a clear, quick answer, they tingle more
When I ask for the mailing address of the firm and it's read back out to me instead of an angry hangup, they tingle a lot

And when I go to the firm's legit website and see the legit number listed there, alarm klaxons are going off and then I get mad.

I get it that spoofing a real firm is in the scammers best interests and they do that, but as an example one account that I reported kept posting Portfolio Recovery's DID numbers in here. I know they're real because you can go to any number of consumer law firms who specialize in suing debt collectors and they SEO the numbers so debtors can find them in search rankings.

And I know Portfolio's IVR by heart---they've gone after me for zombie debt that's out of statute. Another number posted here was of a local FBI field office, and I know that IVR as well and that number is as plain as day on the FBI field office's homepage.

davidslow888

myjackcity Thank you. The first person who understands simple logic here.

lasallianrevolutionary

myjackcity i can easily see if they're a scam or not. Bad grammar, long texts introducing problems and how to fix them, and lots of phone number propaganda.

myjackcity

Well, my post already got deleted. Don't be racist. Americans are quite capable of being scammers. If your only criteria for determining a scam is accent, you should just ban yourself now.

kenzo

myjackcity

Did you not read my post? I listed a lot more criteria there, bro.

kenzo

myjackcity

To add: I haven't reported any of your posts; I've tested your numbers before. It was two posters yesterday who were doing it.

myjackcity

OK cool, thank you.

urlaub14

I've also occasionally seen posts about tech support companies that are legitimate and it's perfectly legal for them to sell tech support services even if they're not the OEM. We may not like them and consider them a rip-off because they are often monetizing some peoples' severe computer illiteracy, doing things people don't actually need, charging far above FMV.

But that alone is not illegal unless they're directly lying and/or misrepresenting themselves or what exactly they're charging for. Shady? Yeah probably most of the time. A scam? No.

Like this one for example I found posted on here,

http://chawlatechnicalsupport.com/

Their business address is in Yuba City which is basically like Punjab in the middle of California Gold Country. So it's not surprising they're all Indian. But they admit they're a 3rd party and not affiliated with Microsoft, Google, etc and they don't cold-call people and/or use any of the normal scam tactics.

Asterisk

urlaub14 When someone is selling tech support that costs more than it costs to replace the computer, it's a scam. Rarely have I seen these "tech support specialists" do ANYTHING of value to my pc (read vm). So, receiving what amounts to nothing for the low low price of $1000 is not operating within the bounds of the law. Sorry, but that's bullshit. At least in this country (the US) you have to get some sort of value for what you pay for, or it is illegal. You can sue, and recover damages. But good luck suing these low lifes. On that note, please everyone, vet the numbers you post. Not everyone takes the time to vet them themselves before unloading on them.

myjackcity

urlaub14 Failure to adhere to FTC.gov regulations is unlawful. Cold calls and pop-ups are illegal. Legit 3rd party support will not be mistaken for a scam if they don't make cold calls, pop-ups, or ask you to press the 4 flag key.

newtondial

I was born Indian and every scam call center i call has been Indian. .and I been scam baiting for three and a half years. ..

urlaub14

Asterisk Pretty sure charging more than the price of someone’s machine or not doing anything of value all fall under misrepresenting themselves. If they do screw someone over and they actually have some actual physical address then filing a complaint online at FTC.gov is a pretty good option. I was surprised how good they were one time when I was getting daily calls from a fake/scam medical bill collections agency several years ago and they happened to be operating like in Florida. :P

myjackcity

lasallianrevolutionary Just like an accent, bad grammar is not the only indication of a scam. American scammers speak quite well. That's the point.

Darrell64

I have noticed the same trend on other sites like 800Notes and FindWhoCallsYou of reporting collection agencies, skip tracers and even exes.

kenzo

Darrell64 Dunno what to say about the exes/homewrecker posts and the sex workers on FWC...

But reporting debt collectors/skip tracers and the like is OK on the general call reporting apps b/c it helps people know who that predictive dialer is, since so many legit companies that call seem to be pretty aggressive about not revealing their nature of their call when they dial and many don't leave voicemails.

Even if they're spoofing the number at least when you google it you can see "ahh, scammer ok whatever". Unfortunately the reporting apps don't really give their users a clear cut path to determine whether a number is spoofed or not. I try to add to those reports when I've tested a number and determined it was a spoof.

Remix

I agree with this one.. I be rubbing my hands together thinking it's a scam.. but it's just some disinformation agent that thought it'll be funny to post some fake number that was actually real. Pisses me off.