With many people rejecting calls from unfamiliar numbers, scammers are increasingly posing as familiar businesses, government organizations or people.
Scammers are using caller ID spoofing technology to impersonate the phone numbers of local businesses, neighbors and even you! Watch out for this wacky twist on the classic phishing phone scam. How the Scam Works: Your phone rings, and you look at the caller ID. You recognize the number. It may be from a local business or a neighbor down the street. But in strange twist, you might even see your own name and phone number on the caller ID screen….
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