Scam Numbers - Reddit's (and possibly the internet's) largest scam number depository, now on Lemmy!
Scam Numbers - Reddit's (and possibly the internet's) largest scam number depository, now on Lemmy!
The place to dump all kinds of scam numbers to prank call them and also to spread awareness against such scammers. Find active scam numbers daily! NOTE: POSTING ANY KIND OF PERSONAL NUMBER (INCLUDING SPOOFS) IS STRICTLY AGAINST THE RULES. If you see a personal number, REPORT the post and/or DM a mod...
With almost 40k subscribers on Reddit, r/ScamNumbers is one of the most useful online databases for tracking down scam phone numbers. Some use the information for awareness, while others take advantage by prank calling scammers to waste their time.
Whatever the case may be, we have a zero-tolerance policy towards personal phone numbers. We have enforced this rule severely on Reddit and will do the same here.
We also have a Matrix space!
Can someone explain to me how to use this data to block calls?
36I was under the impression that (at least in the US) scammers don’t reveal any real phone numbers with Caller-ID. That they just chose random numbers with your area code and similar exchange digits to try and convince you it’sa let local call (like you drs office or whatever you may be waiting on). Is that not true?
4All my scam calls come from numbers in my area code or close by
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Welcome! Consider sharing on !communityPromo@lemmy.ca
Also these are a universal links and they makes it easier for people to subscribe from other instances
- !scamnumbers@lemmy.zip (simplest, but some apps don't support it)
- link (more complicated and requires someone to be on Lemmy when viewing the link)
Otherwise people can use something like the instance assistant browser extension
18Don't a lot of scammers spoof their numbers?
14Not the ones that want you to engage over a period of time. A lot of scams, especially for old people, involve long back and forth conversations over days. These are usually very profitable for the scammers, who sort of gain a passive income for doing nothing other than stealing from old people.
7Ah ok, that makes sense... trying to build up trust I suppose.
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One of the main goals of scam baiting is getting a number to call them back on. But yes
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I didn't know there was a subreddit for this. That's cool. Definitely subscribing.
8But why is it hosted on a .zip domain? Edit: for clarification, I don't have anything against having different instances. I'm just wary of anything using the .zip tld.
5I've switched instances from lemmy.world to lemmy.zip as .world was very slow with updating their server
25It's for the best anyway. It's better for the health of the fediverse when communities are spread out across a wide array of instances. The consolidation of communities on lemmy.world is not ideal. Good luck with the community!
23Well done, good luck with your community!
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lemmy.zip is a tech oriented instance. They have !technology@lemmy.zip and !databreaches@lemmy.zip which are quite interesting
16Oh badd Google!
10Another problem is if you're trying to sub to a community on lemmy.zip, it can be impossible if the server hosting your instance has blocked all .zip domains through their hosts file or even their Lemmy instance. You would be able to see it, but your instance won't.
People and admins not trusting that TLD can be just as detrimental to people interacting with legit sites on that TLD, as its potential for abuse is at making it untrustworthy to begin with
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cool, subscribed.
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