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douglas9

(4,474 posts)
Fri Aug 27, 2021, 07:38 AM Aug 2021

THE ULTIMATE METHOD OF SCAMMER PAYBACK

DIRECTORY OF PHONE COMPANY ABUSE DEPARTMENTS

HIT WHERE IT HURTS! REPORT SCAMMERS DIRECTLY TO THEIR PHONE COMPANY: This page contains a directory list of phone company abuse departments.

REGULAR UPDATES: This list is updated often to include new telecoms. Bookmark this page and refer to it EVERY time a scammer calls you!


https://scammerblaster.com/the-ultimate-method-of-scammer-payback/

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Farmer-Rick

(11,431 posts)
1. Damn that is one long process considering all the scam calls I get
Fri Aug 27, 2021, 08:10 AM
Aug 2021

"IMPORTANT: ONLY report phone numbers that YOU have confirmed are scammers. If you report phone numbers to carriers that have fake caller ID’s (known as phone number spoofing), the carrier will block you from doing any further reporting. You can verify that the number rings to a scammer by simply calling the number back to see if you can get the scammer on the phone. Thankfully, due to recent Federal laws it is getting harder and harder for scammers to spoof their caller ID!

Once you have verified that the number is NOT spoofed, then proceed with the 3 easy steps below:

1. Which telecom is providing the scammer their phone service: Use our carrier lookup tool. It is the ONLY 100% accurate carrier lookup tool in the world.

2. Email the telecom: In your email to the scammer’s phone carrier include what type of scammer you are reporting, such as “Social Security Administration Scammer” or “Amazon Refund Scammer”.

3. LAUGH! Likely the scammer has multiple phones on a single account you will succeed in shutting down THEIR ENTIRE ACCOUNT!"

I guess If I had one calling me over and over I might do it. But I have blocked so many phone numbers from scammers.

I once had a scammer call every 10 min for 3 hours. Each call number was different and when I answered, the recording about checking my account....for a bank I had no account in.... Came on. I blocked each number and of course they used another fake number each time.

I get at least 3 scam calls a day.... I meet the scammer victim criteria. I'm older, own my own farm, I still have a landline ( due to mountains blocking signals) and live among the guliable southern GOP voters.

Why can't illegal scammers just be stopped? Make it illegal to call you unsolicited. It worked when we had the no call list run by the federal government.

AllaN01Bear

(23,066 posts)
3. many of these callers use redirects and steal ppls phone number .
Fri Aug 27, 2021, 08:57 AM
Aug 2021

friend of mine had her own name calling her at 1 point.

AllaN01Bear

(23,066 posts)
2. will this work with robocals and hit and runs ? that is the majioroty of calls
Fri Aug 27, 2021, 08:54 AM
Aug 2021

i get. i had heard that all robo calls were to cease on 1/july 2021. but nope. thought that the big telcos were to get fined . would love to see this work and give people relief.

ShazzieB

(18,704 posts)
5. I tried searching a few known numbers to test it out.
Fri Aug 27, 2021, 09:07 AM
Aug 2021

Two were landlines, and the search results looked to be accurate. Cell phone numbers are another matter, however.

When I searched my own cell phone number, it gave me the name of the cell phone carrier that originally issued the number. But I've switched carriers (multiple times) since then. I suspect that would happen a lot, since most cell phone numbers are portable, and people switch carriers all the time.

Also, most of the scam calls I get these days show fake numbers on the caller i.d. I think this is a nice idea in theory, but not so great in actuality.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,422 posts)
7. I have a solution that seems to work well.
Fri Aug 27, 2021, 09:55 AM
Aug 2021

I don't answer calls that aren't already in my phone contact list. I keep my mailbox full. I tell folks, if you need to get in touch, text me and I will call you back.

Seems to work pretty well.

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