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down_home
Explorer II
Dec 24, 2014

000 000 0000

Last week, got several calls from 000 000 0000. One day it one after the other on Verizon cell phone
Then we got one at home on AT&T land line, maybe more.
SIL answered it. they asked who it was and he told him Relative of Person that owns this line.
SIL said he sound like Asian.
He told my SIL to get off the line. strange
I've looked on the net but no real info on this.
We went to Verizon and the Clerk blocked it on our cell, like we would any number but had no idea about the number.
Anyone else encountered this?
It has stopped since it was blocked, of course, on cell.

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    greenrvgreen
    Explorer
    Dec 24, 2014
    Technology allows a caller to "spoof" or change the caller ID you see on an incoming call. Large companies have used this for years, legitimately, and now individuals can do the same thing, often for fraud or dangerous "pranks".

    The incoming number can be changed to anything, and so can the caller ID readout. When you answer the call, you may see "police" or "mother". If they can't yet, someday soon they will match names from the reverse directory, so that Mr. Smith sees "Mrs. Smith" on the incoming caller ID.

    The point is to get you to answer the call and/or convince you that the caller is legitimate. Crooks want you to divulge information that will help them steal from you.

    Unfortunately, the telephone isn't what it used to be, and no one should answer a call unless they know who's calling. Even if the caller ID says "Fire Dept", firemen don't call to tell you your house is on fire. If the call is legitimate, they'll leave a message.

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