• @TehBamskiOP
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    22 days ago

    How do these lists make you a likely target for scam calls?

    • @Blue_Morpho
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      352 days ago

      They have a list of valid numbers and since they are scammers they don’t care if they are breaking the law by calling you.

      • @WhatAmLemmy
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        51 day ago

        Jokes on them. I haven’t answered an unknown number in years. Probably why I get so few scam calls.

    • @[email protected]
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      142 days ago

      They give your phone number to telemarketers and say “please don’t call this number”. I doubt anyone in the government follows up and punishes any telemarketers that ignore their strong request.

    • @rImITywR
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      122 days ago

      Pretend you are running a scam call centre. Wouldn’t you like a curated list of known real phone numbers and names of people that are likely to answer their phones because they are used to only getting legitimate calls?