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Spoofing scams: How to recognize and protect yourself from fake numbers

Black Americans across the United States received racist text messages Wednesday and Thursday telling them they were selected to be enslaved and sent to work on a cotton plantation, The Columbus ...

West York police warn residents of scam calls using their number

West York Borough Police warn residents about scammers spoofing their phone number and demanding money. Learn how to protect ...
Forbes

Call Authentication: The Push To Restore Customer Trust

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued its "Top Scams of 2024" update, and the results aren't promising. Consumers lost about $1.9 billion to fraud through phone calls, texts or emails ...
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That Phone Call From Google Is Probably a Scam

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That Phone Call From Google Is Probably a Scam - DenPhotos/Shutterstock You probably know by now not to pick up or respond to the ...

Oculeus Launches Two Factor Network Solution for Telcos to Verify Caller Identity, Prevent Spoofing and Trace Spam

New carrier-grade solution delivers zero-trust prevention of bad voice and messaging traffic FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Oculeus, a leading provider of innovative software ...
Entrepreneur

If Your Bank Is Calling, Don’t Answer. It’s Probably a Scam.

Bank caller ID spoofing scams are still happening frequently. But your bank will most likely never call you; if you get a call of any kind, hang up and call the number on your card directly or go into ...
KTXS

Phone Scam Alert: Caller ID Spoofing Targets Big Country Residents

ABILENE, Texas — Residents across the Big Country are being warned about a phone scam involving caller ID spoofing. In these scams, perpetrators manipulate caller identification to make it appear as ...
Business Wire

TNS Research Finds Overwhelming Majority of Outbound Contact Centers Concerned with Fraudulent Calling

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research commissioned by Transaction Network Services (TNS) has found that contact center decision makers are under pressure to address growing spam, fraud and call ...
FOX31 Denver

CSU police: Caller spoofed 491 prefix, claimed to be immigration authority

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado State University Police Department is warning community members of calls spoofing the CSU 491 prefix and pretending to be immigration authorities. Spoofing refers to ...
No Jitter

Spoofing Caller-ID

Back in February, I read Confessions of a Caller-ID Spoofer by Paul McNamara over at Network World. Caller-ID spoofing is a "feature" in many telephony platforms. Let me explain further. Showing the ...
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That Phone Call From Google Is Probably a Scam

You probably know by now not to pick up or respond to the barrage of communication from numbers you don't recognize—this gets easier as smartphones roll out more robust scam detection and spam ...