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Don't trust caller ID on your phone

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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56934517

The UK telecoms regulator is warning the public not to trust caller ID on their phones as it tries to help stop people becoming victims of fraud.


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It always bugs me how some people can be so gullible.


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Crawford wrote: 02 May 2021, 11:37 It always bugs me how some people can be so gullible.
Exactly but the thing is some people are not like us and can be caught out by fraudsters.


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cam wrote: 02 May 2021, 13:24
Crawford wrote: 02 May 2021, 11:37 It always bugs me how some people can be so gullible.
Exactly but the thing is some people are not like us and can be caught out by fraudsters.
Yep..why work when they can rip people off for a living


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Crawford wrote: 02 May 2021, 11:37 It always bugs me how some people can be so gullible.
It bugs me too but I can understand people thinking they are being "nice" by responding to malicious phone calls and fraudsters.


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