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Re: [GMCnet] phone scam? [message #313325]

Thu, 16 February 2017 12:08

Olly Schmidt

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Gary,
> I just missed a phone call from an 855 area code. I can't find an 855 area listed anywhere.
> I don't want to call back if this is another nigerian prince. Anybody got a clue?

According to Quora:

A phone number prefixed with “/855/” may seem like a sketchy number that
airs on late night infomercials. It's not exactly an /area code/. It's a
toll free prefix.

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Re: [GMCnet] phone scam? [message #313326 is a reply to message #313325]

Thu, 16 February 2017 12:19

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As well as 866, 877, 888 and the original 800 prefix.

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Gary,
> I just missed a phone call from an 855 area code. I can't find an 855 area listed anywhere.
> I don't want to call back if this is another nigerian prince. Anybody got a clue?

According to Quora:

A phone number prefixed with “/855/” may seem like a sketchy number that
airs on late night infomercials. It's not exactly an /area code/. It's a
toll free prefix.

--
Best regards

Peer Oliver Schmidt
PGP Key ID: 0x83E1C2EA

'76a Eleganza II, VA

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Re: [GMCnet] phone scam? [message #313349 is a reply to message #313326]

Thu, 16 February 2017 18:59

Ken Burton

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855 is a toll free number and is not the actual number that called you. This is because 855 numbers do NOT make outbound calls. It is a spoofed number that they want you to call back on. One word of warning is when you call any of the toll free 800 numbers your number will be displayed (and probably recorded) on their end even if you have caller id blocked. The logic behind this display of your number is they are paying for the call and have the right to know who is calling.

Ken Burton - N9KB
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Hebron, Indiana

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Re: [GMCnet] phone scam? [message #313353 is a reply to message #313349]

Thu, 16 February 2017 19:25

k2gkk

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I just got 2 of those in the last 10 minutes on this iPhone.

Mac in OK

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On Feb 16, 2017, at 19:00, Ken Burton wrote:

855 is a toll free number and is not the actual number that called you. This is because 855 numbers do NOT make outbound calls. It is a spoofed
number that they want you to call back on. One word of warning is when you call any of the toll free 800 numbers your number will be displayed (and
probably recorded) on their end even if you have caller id blocked. The logic behind this display of your number is they are paying for the call and
have the right to know who is calling.
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Hebron, Indiana

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Re: [GMCnet] phone scam? [message #313361 is a reply to message #313349]

Thu, 16 February 2017 21:41

tphipps

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This is one of the type of calls that I return using Skype. (If, I would ever return one.) No way to trace call or displayed number to me. Even paranoid people have reasons.
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Re: [GMCnet] phone scam? [message #313367 is a reply to message #313361]

Fri, 17 February 2017 00:14

Ken Burton

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tphipps wrote on Thu, 16 February 2017 21:41

This is one of the type of calls that I return using Skype. (If, I would ever return one.) No way to trace call or displayed number to me. Even paranoid people have reasons.
Tom, MS II

We still have a payphone at the airport. I occasionally use it for these types of return calls.

I only use my cellphone for outbound calls and I seldom give out that number to anyone. I usually can not hear it ring on inbound calls and I have no voice mail on it. When I do see a missed call displayed, I ignore it unless I recognize the number.

Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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