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  2. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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    What phone number can I call to report a spam call? You can call 888-382-1222 or visit DoNotCall.gov to report spam calls, telemarketers or robo-callers. Are 877 numbers spam?

  3. Fictitious telephone number - Wikipedia

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    Ranges for fictitious telephone numbers are common in most telephone numbering plans. One of the main reasons these ranges exist is to avoid accidentally using real phone numbers in movies and television programs because of viewers frequently calling the numbers used.

  4. Momo Challenge hoax - Wikipedia

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    WhatsApp encouraged its users to block phone numbers engaging in this practice and to report them to the company. By September 2018, most phone numbers supposedly associated with "Momo" were out of service and the news coverage of the phenomenon decreased.

  5. Telephone phobia - Wikipedia

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    A visual representation of anxiety caused by a phone call. Telephone phobia (telephonophobia, telephobia, phone phobia) is reluctance or fear of making or taking phone calls, literally, "fear of telephones". It is considered to be a type of social phobia or social anxiety.

  6. Avoid Answering Calls from These Area Codes: Scam Phone ... - AOL

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    Scam phone numbers can start with these area codes. Phone scammers are getting smarter with their tactics. And if you’re not careful, they could make big bucks off of you, the...

  7. Caller ID spoofing - Wikipedia

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    Caller ID spoofing is a spoofing attack which causes the telephone network's Caller ID to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is a station other than the true originating station. This can lead to a display showing a phone number different from that of the telephone from which the call was placed.

  8. Telephone numbers in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Calling codes in Europe. Telephone numbers in Europe are managed by the national telecommunications authorities of each country. Most country codes start with 3 and 4, but some countries that by the Copenhagen criteria are considered part of Europe have country codes starting on numbers most common outside of Europe (e.g. Faroe Islands of ...

  9. Bradenton PD launches unit dedicated to elder fraud ... - AOL

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    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ... told her to call a number for assistance. ... said. "So that involvement for them is a little bit scary. ‘Oh, I have to bank with ...

  10. Obscene phone call - Wikipedia

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    Obscene phone call. An obscene phone call is an unsolicited telephone call where a person uses profane and/or sexual language to interact with someone who may be known to them or may be a complete stranger.

  11. Voice phishing - Wikipedia

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    Voice phishing is typically used to steal credit card numbers or other information used in identity theft schemes from individuals. Usually, voice phishing attacks are conducted using automated text-to-speech systems that direct a victim to call a number controlled by the attacker, however some use live callers. [1]