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Are telemarketers now routing their calls though your area code?

I had one actually route a call through a nearby store...using its name. I called the store manager. She was quite concerned.

Posted - October 27, 2016

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  • 17596
    They can't route calls through another switch, but they can manipulate the name/number delivered via CallerID.  This is very very common.  
      October 27, 2016 9:33 AM MDT
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  • 44619
    I guess it was a coincidence that they chose "Shopper's World's" number. Another was calling from AZ an couldn't or wouldn't tell me how they did. it.
      October 27, 2016 12:06 PM MDT
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  • 17596
    I can make it look like I call you from ABC Computer Service using both their name and number on CallerID. It just takes a  little piece of equipment.   Of course if you call that  number back you will actually call ABC Computer at their number.  You'll never know what number my call actually came from......and it very likely originated outside of the USA.  If you are getting the calls on a cell phone then you only received the CID number, not the name.  I imagine sometimes certain numbers are spoofed for a reason and other times it's just arbitrary.  Since so much of it originates outside of the USA, the USA has no jurisdiction to even try to stop it.  It's called number spoofing and is rampant among crooks and scammers. This post was edited by Thriftymaid at October 28, 2016 10:58 AM MDT
      October 28, 2016 10:56 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    I never heard of such a thing.  I am not sure what it even means.   Besides a scam that is. This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at October 27, 2016 12:11 PM MDT
      October 27, 2016 12:10 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    It hasn't happened to you...yet. But you know it is a scam so no prob. I think it is humorous when I get one from a guy with a heavy Indian accent who is calling from CO and his name is James. He didn't know the Capital of CO.
      October 29, 2016 5:03 AM MDT
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  • 11006
    I've seem them come on caller ID with my own name and phone number. 
      October 27, 2016 12:20 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    Now that is clever. Did you answer?
      October 29, 2016 4:56 AM MDT
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  • 11006
    The first time I answered out of curiosity. That's how I learned it was a telemarketer.
      November 4, 2016 7:40 AM MDT
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  • 3191
    I believe that is mostly used for scams.  I have had three or four calls come in while I was online (so looking at my phone when the call came through) that briefly showed as originating in Canada then switched over to a number in my area code.  The person with that phone number had no idea his number was been used.  
      October 27, 2016 12:21 PM MDT
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  • We use a silent number so only friends can call us.
      October 29, 2016 5:03 AM MDT
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  • 44619
    Dang...I would never get any calls.
      November 4, 2016 6:55 AM MDT
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  • Glad I know that's not true. )
      November 4, 2016 9:20 PM MDT
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