Phone spoofers impersonating law enforcement
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Originally Posted by ABC7
Spoofers are calling and claiming to be from SPD and are either:
- Asking for money for donations
- Claiming to have a warrant that must be paid over the phone
- Demanding payment for red light camera tickets, often through Bitcoin currency
The phone numbers on caller ID appear to be local numbers, but they are actually spoofed numbers that are from outside the United States. Spoofers use
voice-over-internet-protocol-numbers, which makes them [impossible] to investigate because...
Full story:
https://www.mysuncoast.com/2019/12/0...their-tactics/
President Trump Criminalizes Robocalls [& spoofing]
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Originally Posted by “Zachary Stieber”
President Donald Trump criminalized robocalls by signing the TRACE Act (
S. 151). It requires phone companies to develop call authentication technologies and mandates the FCC to create rules outlining when providers can block [spoofed] calls. The bill also requires the Department of Justice to…
Full story:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-...s_3189708.html