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Phone numbers are annoying when they leak mainly because there's a risk you end up being targeted by scammers. Nano ledger leaked my contact details a few years
by jillesvangurp 5y ago
Phone numbers are annoying when they leak mainly because there's a risk you end up being targeted by scammers. Nano ledger leaked my contact details a few years ago and I now get regular calls from people with North African accents trying to talk me into investing into whatever crypto scams they are trying to sell. Apparently Nano Ledger owners are exactly the type of gullible fools these geniuses like to target.
At least for email, I have a spam filter that catches most of the crap.
Neither my email nor phone number are very secret of course. I actually give out business cards, have some address information on my website (because you have to in Germany). Same for my phone number and email address.
- Nextgrid 5y agoI don't understand the objective for these scammers. Surely someone who buys a hardware wallet knows at least a little bit about security and would thus be a very bad mark for a scam?
- sokoloff 5y agoAlternatively, perhaps someone who has invested in one crypto item/scheme might be a good prospect for a second crypto item/scheme. Someone who owns a hardware wallet is probably a much better than the average person as a prospect to target for an altcoin or NFT purchase, for example.
- netr0ute 5y ago> targeted by scammers I use Android's Call Screening and no scammer has ever made it to me.
- MerelyMortal 5y agoWhat about the people who are not scammers or telemarketers that never made it to you either? Personally, I just let unknown numbers go to voicemail.
- netr0ute 5y agoI either get a voicemail, text message, or keep the number in my mental contact list.