Caller ID says I'm calling myself

[Scott Douglas]

What are the possible problems?

This is a land line that we've had for @38 years.

[red-beard]

The spoofed caller ID is a serious issue. They use the area code and exchange of your phone, and then a random final 4 digits. The spoofed number came into my cellphone and it was Mrs. Beard's number. Her picture popped up and everything.

Nope, SPAM call.

[Scott Douglas]

So what is the solution?
We aren't picking it up but the answering machine does. We don't have a personal message on it, just the 'machine' message.

[Steve Carlton]

Well now we know who the spammer is...

[GH85Carrera]

The only real fix will be to call your congressman and senator. The technology is out there to STOP spoofing. The telemarketers have a bigger lobby than a few mad citizens writing letters. The telemarketers don't want any restrictions. Virtually everyone hates spam calls.

There was a recent scammer that called the wrong dude. The former head of the FBI and CIA. He had the right connections to have the right people investigate, and a scammer is going to jail.

[john70t]

FCC: "Oh I'll get right around to that, just as soon as I finish this round and lie down for a few minutes" (hickup)
WTF?

[Scott Douglas]

Sooooo, being on the 'No Call List' is really a good thing, eh?

[VincentVega]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The only real fix will be to call your congressman and senator. The technology is out there to STOP spoofing. The telemarketers have a bigger lobby than a few mad citizens writing letters. The telemarketers don't want any restrictions. Virtually everyone hates spam calls.

There was a recent scammer that called the wrong dude. The former head of the FBI and CIA. He had the right connections to have the right people investigate, and a scammer is going to jail.

Its a little more complicated than that. Yes, telcos have anti-spoofing functionality. You can also enable some security apps on your mobile to help. By nature its very difficult to identify and stop but it can be reduced.

[RKDinOKC]

Don't answer! It may be some sort of time travel thing and cause a parallax if you talk to yourself.

[biosurfer1]

I used to get those now and then on my cell phone and my solution was to blacklist my own number. Sounds weird but there is no logical reason I would ever call myself nor do I think thats possible.

[ossiblue]

Hey Scott, we get those all the time on our land line. A few weeks ago I got no less than eight calls in two days from my own name and number. Never left a message and clearly spoofed number. Years ago, I signed up for the No Call list and nothing changed. In fact, it's gotten worse as it's impossible to "report" violators because nearly all numbers are spoofed. I gave up and simply do not answer the phone. If a message is left and I know the caller, I return the call. 99% of the time, the calls to my home are robocalls with no messages.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

Don't answer! It may be some sort of time travel thing and cause a parallax if you talk to yourself.

I stopped talking to myself, I don't like his darn attitude!

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by VincentVega

Its a little more complicated than that. Yes, telcos have anti-spoofing functionality. You can also enable some security apps on your mobile to help. By nature its very difficult to identify and stop but it can be reduced.

The telecos can just change the system to only allow a call to go through if the caller ID and the real number match. If not, just give em a busy signal. I understand some places want to call without a called ID like a doctors office calling a patient and not wanting the patient to know the secondary number. For legit things, it should be real easy to set up the phones to all show the main number.

Only when the congress or the consumer demand an end to scam calls, with it ever change. The telcos will not spend a cent to to fix an issue that does not cost them a penny.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by gh85carrera

the telecos can just change the system to only allow a call to go through if the caller id and the real number match. If not, just give em a busy signal. I understand some places want to call without a called id like a doctors office calling a patient and not wanting the patient to know the secondary number. For legit things, it should be real easy to set up the phones to all show the main number.

Only when the congress or the consumer demand an end to scam calls, with it ever change. the telcos will not spend a cent to to fix an issue that the telemarkers are paying standard rates for in great quantity

Kinda the way I've always seen this issue.

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

Don't answer! It may be some sort of time travel thing and cause a parallax if you talk to yourself.

It could be some sort of Biff Tannen thing where the future you is trying to give you sports betting tips.

[A930Rocket]

We dropped our land line 15+ years ago, as we never answered it.

Spoofed calls to my cell seem to come in waves. I’ve stopped answering calls with my area code and prefix, but answer the others for work. I never know who might be calling.

If it’s spam, I immediately add them to the blocked call list.

[MBAtarga]

I've posted this on a previous robocall thread. Some don't understand the complexity of this issue. It's not (only) the carriers' fault:

Why do you think this is the carriers' fault? They have to follow FCC regulations:

https://www.consumerreports.org/robocalls/block-robocalls-new-fcc-rules/

Excerpts from the article: my emphasis of the text in BOLD

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Nov. 16 to allow telephone carriers to block robocalls that appear to be fraudulent—a particularly annoying and costly problem that has mushroomed in recent years.

Mahoney says Thursday's decision by the FCC is a step in the right direction, but she points out that only a small percentage of the calls will end up being blocked.

The FCC's ruling comes partly in response to a request from the telecommunications industry, which wanted to know whether it could block calls without breaking federal call completion rules, which bar phone companies from call blocking without customer authorization.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by MBAtarga

I've posted this on a previous robocall thread. Some don't understand the complexity of this issue. It's not (only) the carriers' fault:

Why do you think this is the carriers' fault? They have to follow FCC regulations:

https://www.consumerreports.org/robocalls/block-robocalls-new-fcc-rules/

Excerpts from the article: my emphasis of the text in BOLD

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Nov. 16 to allow telephone carriers to block robocalls that appear to be fraudulent—a particularly annoying and costly problem that has mushroomed in recent years.

Mahoney says Thursday's decision by the FCC is a step in the right direction, but she points out that only a small percentage of the calls will end up being blocked.

The FCC's ruling comes partly in response to a request from the telecommunications industry, which wanted to know whether it could block calls without breaking federal call completion rules, which bar phone companies from call blocking without customer authorization.

I accept an understand it is not just the telcos, that is why we, the citizens need to TELL our representatives in the US congress to change the laws, and make it illegal to spoof a number, and allow and demand the telcos do so.
The real issue is the telemarking companies have real well funded lobbyists and they get to pressure our representatives to do their bidding. Only the voters can change that by electing representative & senators that do what is best for the country. Fat chance of that.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by MBAtarga

I've posted this on a previous robocall thread. Some don't understand the complexity of this issue. It's not (only) the carriers' fault:

Why do you think this is the carriers' fault? They have to follow FCC regulations:

https://www.consumerreports.org/robocalls/block-robocalls-new-fcc-rules/

Excerpts from the article: my emphasis of the text in BOLD

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Nov. 16 to allow telephone carriers to block robocalls that appear to be fraudulent—a particularly annoying and costly problem that has mushroomed in recent years.

Mahoney says Thursday's decision by the FCC is a step in the right direction, but she points out that only a small percentage of the calls will end up being blocked.

The FCC's ruling comes partly in response to a request from the telecommunications industry, which wanted to know whether it could block calls without breaking federal call completion rules, which bar phone companies from call blocking without customer authorization.

You have to believe that the telecom companies get thousands of complaints per year about this topic, and are equally motivated to do something about it. I get quite a few per day, I simply don't answer unless I know the number.

[VincentVega]

^ something I know a little about. Much effort to address but not straight forward to identify the line between legitimate and spam and then its always a moving target.