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I get a lot of robocalls from spoofed numbers that have my area code and even the first 3 digits of my phone number in common. I guess the thought is that peopl
by bonobo_34 8y ago
I get a lot of robocalls from spoofed numbers that have my area code and even the first 3 digits of my phone number in common. I guess the thought is that people are more likely to pick up if the number looks familiar? For me, it's just an indication of a robo call that I won't pick up.
- jngreenlee 8y agoI think they get an exit virtual POP in that AC to avoid extra charges, start at XXX-0001, XXX-0002, etc. It lowers cost and looks more relevant.
- JdeBP 8y ago* It's not really a POP. * The fact that many geographic numbers are in fact non-geographic means that the idea of being "in" an area has long since gone out of the window. * It's not done to avoid extra charges. Call cost is determined by routing and tarrif, not caller ID. It's done pretty much for the reason that bonobo_34 supposed.
- gph 8y ago>I guess the though is that people are more likely to pick up if the number looks familiar? For me, it's just an indication of a robo call that I won't pick up. That's probably good for the robo-callers. Just like with horrible spelling/grammar errors in spam emails, they don't mind if the smart folks can figure out their pattern. They are after the suckers born every minute.
- reaperducer 8y agoIt's called "neighborhood" spamming. You're supposed to think it's a neighbor calling.
- Scoundreller 8y agoOr worse, someone from your own organization (because you own the number block) and you’re on-call for a critical system...
- JdeBP 8y agoNo. In telecommunications jargon it is called "local presence".