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TheNuke

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What's this?

Its caled sppofing


It started out to trick the phone companies on the location of the caller. Long distance calls between states are less expensive than thise made within a state. People tried to arbitrage others with certain scenarios. Then the marketing people figured this out as a means to hide the caller identification so people would curiously answer. Now nonody answers and it just ties up the telephone networks.

My favorite is the computer repair guy.

(In response to this post by HokieNLot11)

Posted: 01/12/2018 at 1:13PM


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  Can someone explain how this works? -- HokieNLot11 01/12/2018 11:40AM
  The fake girls with squeaky voices are really annoying -- TabbHokie 01/12/2018 1:32PM
  Its caled sppofing -- TheNuke 01/12/2018 1:13PM
  I got a call on my phone and the callers number was my number. ** -- Hokieman1987 01/12/2018 12:27PM
  Please hold. There are 2 posts ahead of you. -- TomTurkey 01/12/2018 11:45AM
  They are faking the call from number.... -- HokieForever 01/12/2018 11:44AM
  Similarly, they can even make it look like the call is from your first 6 -- Late 80s Hokie 01/12/2018 1:12PM
  I get calls from my first 6 all the time. -- YardBird 01/12/2018 1:25PM
  I had two people nicely ask me to stop calling ** -- VaTechie 01/12/2018 3:18PM
  Yep, and even 'legit' businesses do it -- statmanfromHCyrs 01/12/2018 12:05PM
  Just a trick to get folks to pick up the phone... -- JoesterVT 01/12/2018 12:28PM
  From Novasux. Should have known. ** -- TomTurkey 01/12/2018 11:46AM
  Thanks ** -- HokieNLot11 01/12/2018 11:45AM
  /** -- Hokerer 01/12/2018 11:45AM

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