Phone Scams

Phone scams are the NUMBER 1 scam reported to the BBB in 2017

Phone scams are so effective because

they get a victim to pick up the phone   

Scam artists now use technology to make a person's caller ID show their own name and phone number-making it appear as though a person is calling him or herself. These scam artists are falsifying-or "spoofing"-caller ID information. Spoofing scams are often perpetrated by criminal gangs located outside the state or country attempting to mask their identity and evade law enforcement.

By answering spoofed calls,

the scammer is notified that your number is active,

leading to more scam calls

Click here to read the FCC's Consumer Guide

to Caller ID and Spoofing

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