[Hidden-tech] Spam Calls

[Mik Muller]

To wit, none of these calls rang, and none left messages...



Mik
413-320-5336

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> On Sep 30, 2020, at 11:11 AM, Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
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> 
> Actually, it sends the calls to voicemail, not limbo.
> 
> Setting "Silence Unknown Callers" to on, and using Verizon's new call-blocking technology has made my phone ring only for calls I need to answer. Well, one "Potential Spam" call got through yesterday, but didn't ring. Three on Monday with the same results, one of which was from Baystate, which I added to my phonebook, and one of which was from Phoenix AZ which left a long robo message in my voicemail...
> 
> "[female voice] ignoring this will be an intentional attempt to avoid initial appearances before the magistrate judge or exempt jury for a federal criminal offense to know more details press 1 and talk to an officer now thank you [male voice] hi this is dervis canada we have got an order to suspend your social insurance on an immediate basis cause your social has been found to have illegal and criminal activities it is very time sensitive to hear back from you before we proceed with suspension on your social and assets press 1 to speak to an officer press 1 thank you"
> 
> Priceless entertainment.
> 
> Mik
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> On 9/29/2020 2:29 PM, Shel Horowitz wrote:
>> Much as I like this idea, if their filtering is as poor as an email client's, it could be sending important mail to limbo. It would make sense to review the calls piling up in the junk every few weeks.
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>> But it's so getting out of hand. I've gotten 4 junk calls today already.
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>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 12:34 PM Mik Muller via Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
>>> As a follow-up to the thread from last week, I just got this from Verizon:
>>> 
>>> Verizon Msg: Great news, we're now sending potential Fraud calls to voicemail automatically. For extra protection, the iOS 14 update includes Silence Junk Callers, a new feature that auto-blocks potential Spam calls and sends them to your Recent calls & voicemail. For info & how to opt-out m.vzw.com/CallFilterFAQ
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