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MarkG<a href="https://floss.social/@thuhtoosan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@thuhtoosan</a> Thanks.I did a search, and discovered that what I was describing is referred to as "Caller ID Spoofing". It seems there's not a huge amount I can do on my end to prevent it.<a href="https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/phone/telemarketing/identit.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/phone/telemarketing/identit.htm</a><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scams</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/mobiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mobiles</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#phones</a>

MarkGI got some call from a random number. It was a guy who claimed my number had dialed him. I assured him I had made no such call. He didn't believe me. He felt I was a telemarketer, and as such, invited me to meet him so I could get the "beating I deserve". I politely declined his offer and bid him adieu.But, I share his displeasure with telemarketers. And I note that frequently they come from what appears to be local numbers, even if it's clearly from an overseas caller. So, I do wonder if my number was actually portrayed by a telemarketer to this gentleman. Does anyone know how such a thing may work? And what can be done to prevent such a possibility?I checked my phone's settings, and found that my phone is encrypted. But, I also found, under "credential storage", that a whack of oddball entities are listed as having "trusted credentials" (see image -- it goes on much longer than the screenshot). Anyone else have a similar list? I note there is the option to "clear credentials", but I don't know if this is wise to do.I use LineageOS 22.2 (Android 15).<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#android</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/lineage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lineage</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/credentialmanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#credentialmanagement</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#phone</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Mobiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mobiles</a>

rexito have millions of hours of digitized interactions to use to train an AI to find the easiest way to likely connect with an individual, upon whom they may now also possess deep <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/personaldata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#personaldata</a>, by the sound, timbre, cadence, topics key words......baring some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> concern which, under this administration, will never be adjudicated, the chance they *won't* be used is tiny. So:the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AItelemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AItelemarketers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/salesAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#salesAI</a> are coming.evil ones and less evil ones, presumably.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a>

George E. 🇺🇸♥🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️This is why I continue to buy Google phones <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/SPAM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SPAM</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/scam" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scam</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/telemarketers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/UnwantedCalls" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnwantedCalls</a>

Dwight WalkerI get dozens of <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#power</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/comparison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comparison</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/calls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#calls</a> form <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/indian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indian</a> call centres in Sydney and Melbourne - they won't give up - they want to make me change my power company no matter what so they get a commission - evil <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> - Indians won't comply with Australian laws not to ring so much - they will ring to make money, that is all they care about - brutal marketing technique - this is all because of war in Ukraine pumping up power prices for about last 2 years and government doing nothing but giving subsidies but not curtailing prices - power companies are raking in the profits from government subsidies and high prices

The LichtenbergianMe: Hello?Telemarketer: Hi, I'm Susan from the Telephone Services Dept.Me: The what now?Telemarketer: (slight pause) Hi, I'm Susan from the...Me: You do realize that every American you call is very angry right now and the only reason we answered the phone is so that we can take it out on you, right?::click::<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a>

RudiSpent most of my cake day watching <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HBO</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telemarketers</a> about the American telemarketer scam, only two episodes in but it's a doozy

Dave Herrick :canada:Cell phone is going off the hook with unknown numbers today. I don't answer but it's still driving me around the bend! <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/virginmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#virginmobile</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spam</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#phishing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a>

SherBearethMe in ten years.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/airhorns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#airhorns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coffee</a>

Laura CochranRicky couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was trying to reach him about his car’s extended warranty.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fotograf%C3%ADa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fotografía</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fotografie</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pigeon</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WhiteCrownedPigeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhiteCrownedPigeon</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/birdphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdphotography</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SameRickySame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SameRickySame</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LauraCochranPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LauraCochranPhotography</a>

Linda, hanging on by a threadGrumbling, telemarketers

Swede’s PhotographsGood morning. 🌅🌊☕20 December 2023We still have a land line telephone, though we both have cell phones as well. The home phone is inundated with calls from telemarketers, which is annoying at best. I get the idea, that it's a job for somebody, but I don't entertain the idea of doing any business, I didn't initiate, with strangers over the telephone. Another weird thing is that often when we answer the phone and say hello, there is nothing from the other end - quiet. Lately, I've taken up a tactic that I use when I don't recognize a number and I get a call ID description of wireless caller or out of area. I answer the phone as:" Alfred's Unicycle Universe." “Have you ever been annoyed and amused with yourself at the same time? It's an interesting feeling, to say the very least.” - Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photographer</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photographylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photographylovers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/morning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#morning</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ocean</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/carribean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#carribean</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/seascape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seascape</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/annoying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#annoying</a>

Jon QuassJust got a call from an AI telemarketer. Coincidentally I just watched the amazing documentary Telemarketers so I tried to talk to the AI and triggered a 'Putting you on the do not call list' response. It's going to get better about harassing the most vulnerable over time, and our legislature is so messed up nobody is going to do anything about it<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/shady" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shady</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/robocalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#robocalls</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enshitification</a>

Bill Rhodes<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hankandboats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hankandboats</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/watercolour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#watercolour</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartoon</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/dogsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dogsofmastodon</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/watercolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#watercolor</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/daily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daily</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telemarketers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/coldcall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coldcall</a>

Lydia Conwell :mastodon:I found a good way to deal with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Scammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scammers</a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telemarketers</a> when they call.Answer the phone with:"Please state the nature of the medical emergency."When I tried that, they hung up straight away!<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Voyager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Voyager</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EMH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EMH</a>

Ivar Gierveld 🍋Alleen al omdat Frank Lammers gewoon bestaat moet er een biopic gemaakt worden over Pat Pespas van <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#telemarketers</a> met Lammers in de hoofdrol.

Miguel MáiquezMuy recomendable la miniserie documental 'Telemarketers'. Tiene momentos realmente increíbles.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telemarketers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/series" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#series</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentales</a><a href="https://youtu.be/nKLveXWvb2s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/nKLveXWvb2s</a>

GKellerPatrick J Fucking Pespas! “American Movie” meets “All the President’s Men” <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telemarketers</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/hbo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hbo</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#film</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#movies</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/safdies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#safdies</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/safdiebrothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#safdiebrothers</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/PatrickJPespas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickJPespas</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/pespas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pespas</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/PatPespas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatPespas</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Telemarketer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telemarketer</a>$ <a href="https://toot.community/tags/pulitzer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pulitzer</a> Dear Congress, the dirtbag detectives of ‘Telemarketers’ await your response <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-08-27/hbo-telemarketers-sam-lipman-stern-patrick-j-pespas-richard-blumenthal-benny-safdie" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-08-27/hbo-telemarketers-sam-lipman-stern-patrick-j-pespas-richard-blumenthal-benny-safdie</a>

MoonglumHighly recommend the doc <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telemarketers</a> on HBO. Enron-levels of grift and abuse.

Michelle Markel<a href="https://zirk.us/@melikhovo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@melikhovo</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Telemarketers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telemarketers</a> is a brilliant <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TVseries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TVseries</a>, so many layers. As I watched it, I wondered how lower middle class <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rightwing</a> viewers would process this. Who would they identify with or admire? The powerful billionaire grifters at the top, or the humble citizen sleuths (one an ex drug addict) who went after them for defrauding the public?

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