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Spoofed phone calls

Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:58 am
Posted by Landmass
Premium Member
Member since Jun 2013
24018 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:58 am
I get a bit tired of having my number spoofed by some scam artist in Bangladesh and the low intelligence people that call me saying they had a missed call from my number. When you try to explain to them that you didn't call but it was likely a spoofed number, some of these morons will argue with you.
Posted by Aguga
Member since Aug 2021
3608 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:59 am to
The new Apple update seems to help with some of this
Posted by GreenRockTiger
vortex to the whirlpool of despair
Member since Jun 2020
58062 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:59 am to
Quit answering phone calls from numbers you don’t know
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
22698 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:01 am to
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some of these morons will argue with you.


That's when you just start singing The Battle Hymn of the Republic or make fart noises until they hang up.
Posted by Landmass
Premium Member
Member since Jun 2013
24018 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:01 am to
quote:


Quit answering phone calls from numbers you don’t know


I do for the most part when it isn't local but I need to take calls around here for various purposes.
Posted by Mlear
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2023
173 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:03 am to
just dump calls not in your contacts to voicemail.

You'll never miss anything, if it's important they will leave a voicemail.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19243 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:04 am to
quote:

Quit answering phone calls from numbers you don’t know



If a number doesn't pop up with a name that I have programmed in my phone, I don't answer it. I'm at an age where I do get calls from doctors about appointments, and if that is the case, they will leave a voice mail or text me about the appointment.

I can go for days and not make, or receive a phone call, and that suits me just fine.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
71145 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:05 am to
Hell, I've got spam calls from my own damn phone number before. I spent hours trying to convince myself it was scammers and criminal scum and I wasn't contacting myself from another dimension.

The first part is true. For a stretch there a few years back I would get calls every couple of days from my own number.
This post was edited on 9/24/25 at 11:07 am
Posted by Schmelly
Member since Jan 2014
15702 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:12 am to
I get these stupid phishing asshats through text all the time. So I like having fun with it



Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
13169 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:14 am to
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Hell, I've got spam calls from my own damn phone number before.


That happened to me a couple of times maybe a decade ago. I was so damned confused.
Posted by Swamp Angel
Somewhere on a river
Member since Jul 2004
9584 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:21 am to
They tend to get pissed when, after they have introduced themselves as "Sean" or "Kevin," I call them out and ask them why they don't use their real name - "Mowgli."

When it comes to spammers and spoofed numbers, the Hindus are worse than the Dindus.
Posted by Ryan3232
Valet driver for TD staff
Member since Dec 2008
27291 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 12:13 pm to
quote:

The new Apple update seems to help with some of this
How so?

I’m genuine in my question as I havent updated my phone yet with new update.
Posted by Traffic Circle
Down the Rabbit Hole
Member since Nov 2013
4842 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 12:17 pm to
quote:

The new Apple update seems to help with some of this


Because your phone doesn’t work half the time?
Posted by Aguga
Member since Aug 2021
3608 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 12:25 pm to
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How so?


Out of the box it automatically filters spam calls out and silences them. There are other settings that you can turn on that require numbers you don’t know to state why they’re calling and show up as message like a text bubble.
This post was edited on 9/24/25 at 12:26 pm
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
70305 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 1:22 pm to
quote:

just dump calls not in your contacts to voicemail.


They leave voicemail too. They’ve rendered my mailbox unusable.
Posted by HouseMom
Member since Jun 2020
1703 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 1:27 pm to
I have received EIGHT spam calls so far today. No idea what's going on, but it's getting increasingly worse.
Posted by Bigdawgb
Member since Oct 2023
3212 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 1:37 pm to
My phone (Droid) usually says "Spam" or "Possible Spam" but today it flat out said "Telemarketer"
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