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Scam calls now from overseas numbers?

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April 24, 2023, 04:14 PM
bald1
Scam calls now from overseas numbers?
Got a call from +48 which is Poland. My phone blocked it because it isn't in my contacts and they didn't leave a voicemail message. Still....

Anyone else getting spurious overseas calls?



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April 24, 2023, 04:58 PM
ShouldBFishin
I got one from Beijing (+86) last week. No voicemail either. It was odd seeing that come up on my phone.
April 24, 2023, 05:02 PM
kkina
I've gotten those from time to time for really quite a while.



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April 25, 2023, 07:32 AM
tatortodd
A lot of the scam calls originate from overseas, but most have the spoofer to assign a random phone number (often your area code + your first 3 numbers). Sounds like the OP has encountered one of the call centers that are too dumb/lazy to use a spoofer.

A slimmer possibility is your phone company is using something to defeat the spoofer.



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April 25, 2023, 09:11 AM
squad13
Yes, Beijing +86 yesterday. Huge jump in spam calls over the past week.
April 25, 2023, 11:38 AM
YooperSigs
I get multiple calls a day from tiny (think a crossroads with a flashing light) town in the Yoop. All scam calls from spoofed numbers.


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April 25, 2023, 11:47 AM
HRK
A few, the numbers were similar to a local area code + number, just everything is out of position, imagine it's the spoofing software just shoving numbers in anywhere, and trying internationals just to see if folks will pick up.
April 25, 2023, 12:08 PM
m1009
Yeah, I got one from Beijing the other day too. I just blocked it. I just hung up on the call, too. I screen all my calls anymore. If I don’t know the number, or no message, not answering.