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2. Verizon's call filtering app now blocks area code spoofing

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   It's updating its free Call Filter app with a "Neighborhood Filter" that blocks calls from numbers that share your area code and prefix. Scammers who try to reach you will go straight to voicemail ...

3. What to do when the robocalls won't stop - Engadget

   www.engadget.com/2019-08-14-robocalls-how-to...

   Other tips and tricks. Despite all of this, illegal robocalls still slip through. The FCC and FTC have published guidelines on how to deal with them, and here they are in a nutshell: Hang up ...

4. Your Android phone could have stalkerware — here's how to ...

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   If you do not recognize a downloaded service in the Accessibility options, you may want to switch it off in the settings and remove the app. Some stalkerware apps are disguised as ordinary looking ...

5. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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   Here are examples of three of the most common scams out there today and how to block these spam calls. 1. One-Ring Scams. Scammers use one-ring scams to get you, the victim, to call back. The ...

6. How to stop robocalls spamming your phone | TechCrunch

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   To change its settings, long tap on the button. From here, go to Exceptions > Calls. If you want to only allow calls from your contacts, select From contacts only or From starred contacts only for ...

7. How to know if someone blocked your calls - AOL

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   Here are the steps to know if someone actually read your text. Count the rings before voicemail. It's a normal call when you call a person and hear the usual number of rings before getting ...

8. Traffic pumping - Wikipedia

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   Traffic pumping, also known as access stimulation, [1] is a controversial practice by which some local exchange telephone carriers in rural areas of the United States inflate the volume of incoming calls to their networks, and profit from the greatly increased intercarrier compensation fees to which they are entitled by the Telecommunications ...

9. T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon have taken steps to ... - Engadget

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   All three major US carriers have met the deadline to implement the FCC's new anti-spoofing protocol designed to protect users from scam caller impersonation. Both Verizon and T-Mobile announced ...