They spoof local numbers
Comment on FCC to declare AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal under existing law
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 9 months agoBut how stupid would you have to be to take a call from half way around the world and listen to them giving you advice about the upcoming election? A phone call that claims to come from a local politician is a lot more believable if it comes from a local number.
Slayer@infosec.pub 9 months ago
misnina@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
They spoof numbers. It almost always is a number from my state or the area code, very rarely do I get calls from out of state and they are all already labeled “spam risk/telemarketer” when they come in.
Also thank you for writing this comment, I was going to say ios had no way to block unknown numbers, but I searched to double check myself and they finally do have that option! It may have been around for quite awhile, I hadn’t checked for a long while.