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Re: Spam numbers to block

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:41 pm
by digitalbitstream
virtualmike wrote:Unfortunately, the protocol that's used to transmit caller ID doesn't have a provision for transmitting the caller's location.
True. But the connection point into Level 3 or Sonic is known, and could be passed on.

That said I think blocking specific numbers is useless or harmful. Spammers change numbers all the time, and spoof legitimate businesses.

Re: Spam numbers to block

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:28 am
by sonicsf
Please block 35-647-8929. I do not know where this number comes from, or if it's even legitimate. Thank you.

Re: Spam numbers to block

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 10:20 pm
by virtualmike
digitalbitstream wrote:True. But the connection point into Level 3 or Sonic is known, and could be passed on.
If the call is injected at one of those points, then yes, Sonic or L3 could determine the originating IP address. If the call is injected into the PSTN upstream, then neither would know the origination.

Even if Sonic did have the origination IP, that doesn't guarantee that an incoming call with an area code that's not geographically consistent is necessarily spoofed. For example, a Sonic member using the Sonic Mobile Communicator app could be calling legitimately from the East Coast, using a number based in CA.

In addition, even if Sonic could determine the caller's true location, the protocol used to send the caller's information to the called phone doesn't support anything other than sending the caller's number and name.

Re: Spam numbers to block

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 1:45 am
by deansf
415-825-8611
Recorded message in Chinese.

Re: Spam numbers to block

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:28 pm
by danzinglist
4 scam Voice Messages sent in last 2 days to a family member with Sonic FTTN, from the AppleCare scam # mentioned above.

Voice message ID'd as originating from APPLECARE (8002752273). (Recipient does not own any Apple devices.)

Please report this number to NOMOROBO and try to block this number.

Content of voice message:

"Do not perform any online activities. Press 1 to connect with Apple Support. Thank you."

Re: What's the point of "Spam numbers to block"?

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:36 am
by sfsonic
Please block 510 986-2268. Two different names in Oakland (whom I don't know) claim to have this number. Very suspicious.

Re: Spam numbers to block

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 8:21 pm
by evesolomon602
Need spam call stopped from 415 929 2080

Re: Spam numbers to block

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 8:26 pm
by evesolomon602
please block 415 929 1938

Re: Spam numbers to block

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:58 am
by bobfff
Probably a hopeless request, but 510-824-4295 is SPAM (offer for a "free" medic alert device).

Bob

Re: Spam numbers to block

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:46 pm
by ankh
We some time ago used a little gadget that picked up the line on the first ring and emitted a machine beep that made robocalls disconnect, but was barely noticeable by a human caller who heard the phone keep ringing (as we also heard it keep ringing). Is Sonic doing anything like that to cue robocalls to disconnect?

Wish I knew if the gadget would work on a Sonic number.