Re: [OT]I just got a phish call!!!
--- On Sun, 12/21/08, Mark Allums <mark@allums.com> wrote:
> From: Mark Allums <mark@allums.com>
> Subject: Re: [OT]I just got a phish call!!!
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 11:30 AM
> Michael Marsh wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Mark Allums
> <mark@allums.com> wrote:
> >> In the US, get on the Do Not Call List.
> http://www.donotcall.gov/
> >>
> >> Might help a little.
> >
> > People prepared to commit fraud don't particularly
> care about the Do
> > Not Call List. If you can't get their phone
> number or company name
> > (they hang up or give you a bogus name when you ask),
> it's difficult
> > to report them. What I'd like is one of those
> *-codes to
> > automatically report a call, since the phone company
> has a much better
> > idea of who called than I do.
> >
> > If they're cracking PBXs, it might not help much,
> though the PBX
> > owners could be fined for maintaining an attractive
> nuisance without
> > adequate security.
> >
>
>
> Well, after I wrote, I realized my error about Asterix, but
> notice, I *did* say, "a little." It doesn't
> hurt to be on the DNC list, even if it doesn't help so
> much.
>
> Mark Allums
>
We have a DNC list here in Canada too. And it does help a lot when it comes to telephone soliciting. However, I think legit charities are still allowed to call.
https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/index-eng
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