Comments on: Phaking Phone Number

By: archshrk

archshrk — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:27:57 +0000

The National Do Not Call Registry only applies to US based companies. You can file a complaint HERE.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:52:07 +0000

I got this call today and just ignored it… I’m not paying any scammer my money, or my time! I don’t understand, either… I am on the national do not call registry and my cell phone has been receiving multiple calls a day!! :(

By: archshrk

archshrk — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:34:40 +0000

Scott, you are correct. I’ve gotten the same message from 517-931-2478.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:11:00 +0000

I just received a call from 1 151 793 12478. I didn’t answer since I didn’t recognize the number pattern let alone the number.
No message was left on the voicemail so I searched and found this site.

By: Adonis

Adonis — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:34 +0000

Actually some of the International Codes can get quite long. Not as long as TV/Movies Some interesting comments at the Canadian Link in the article. A bit disturbing that caller ID can be co opted so easily - then again, we don't actually have it, so it's wasted effort in my case.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:49:07 +0000

Adonis, there aren’t really 12 digits. It’s just that the scammer entered 12 digits into their phone system as the number to use in the Caller-ID (it could actually be their correct number, just with 2 1’s in front). But don’t worry too much about the Caribbean calls; those are just billed at normal international long-distance rates (my phone company would charge just $.25/minute). The original reports for that scam made it sound as though the calls could cost as must as about $2,500, but it was really supposed to be $25 (at perhaps $1-2/minute back then, and with them keeping you on the phone 10-30 minutes before you got tired of talking to them).

By: Adonis

Adonis — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:14:00 +0000

12 digits?!?

We just went from 7 to 10 here (area code now required). I’m not quite sure how that works though. I would think that it should default to the local area code if you only dial 7 numbers (what it used to do).