Phone spoofers impersonating law enforcement
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  1. 12-03-2019, 02:37 PM #1
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    Lightbulb Phone spoofers impersonating law enforcement

    Quote 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...
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    https://www.mysuncoast.com/2019/12/0...their-tactics/
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    Lightbulb President Trump Criminalizes Robocalls [& spoofing]

    Quote 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…
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    https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-...s_3189708.html
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