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Zeus posted...

argonautweakend posted...

I actually think the DNCL only protects again more traditional telemarketing and not robo calls.

Eh, I thought this was a joke topic. The DNC List works by levying fines against businesses who call consumers who register for the list. It's an after-the-fact system that really only impacts legitimate businesses (although most businesses will buy the DNC List each year and use it to scrub their leads to comply with the system). Most of the spam robocalls don't have an actual business attached or, iirc, even a legitimate phone line.

And for organizations engaged in fraud, they're already conducing criminal activity so the threat of fines is minor compared to the threat of prison. CAN-SPAM works in pretty much the same way, meaning it also does nothing to deter illegitimate businesses.

Spammers usually call in from a spoofed number and then request you call them back at a completely different number that will actually reach them. They frequently will make their number look like its local so you might think that someone you know is calling you to trick you into picking up, when the real number is some 800 number instead.
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