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In the era of hyperactive group texts and social media overload, get a phone call from a friend or loved one with good news has become a special event. Unfortunately, it has also become almost impossible to determine which incoming calls come from someone you really want to speak and not only another boring RoboCall. And even if these anonymous spam calls may seem to be just a nuisance, they can actually be targeted scams that can put your personal information at risk. Fortunately, the officials of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that some simple tips can tell you when you have to hang up the phone immediately - and other people who can help reduce unwanted calls. Read it to see how you can save yourself to have to cut the cord.

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Knowing that you are about to get a RoboCall is usually as easy as not to note that it comes from an unknown or blocked number. But if you have already answered the phone and hear a recording at the other end, you shouldtweak immediately-See if this poses a simple question that you can answer with a "yes".

According to FCC, scammers and Robocall often use simple responses to identify potential targets. And it's not just your voice: it also includes asking you to press a button forDelete yourself from a call list. Interact with these prompts in any way how spammers discover that your number is real, that they can then use to start spam more often or even sell to other companies, CNET reports.

Screening for your calls and avoid unknown numbers can be difficult and boring, especially if you expect a big call from someone you may not have stored in your phone. But according to the FCC, even if a telephone call looks like its code indicative of your area, there is a good chance that it is "spoofed" to draw your attention and deceive you by collecting it.

Of course, if you have already answered the phone and you realize with a living person instead of a recording, there are also other red flags that you need to hang immediately. If a caller claims to be of a company or a government agency and to infuse you immediately for personal information such as an account number, an address, a credit card number, a social security number or information Personal as your name of your mother's young girl, he is probably a scraper at work. The FCC recommends that you hang up as soon as you wary or unsafe, then call the so-called company or agency on an officially listed number or a number indicated on your invoice or statement.

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While choosing to hang up when you hear a recording or a suspicious person can go a long way to reduce the phone's spam, the recent changes adopted by large telephone companies could already be reduced on the number of unwanted calls flooding your device. The CNET reports that on June 30, all suppliers in the United States are required to use what is known asStrette / Shake Technology, which means "Secure telephone identity revisited" and "manipulation based on the signing information asserted with tokens". The new tool allows telephony companies to check each call placed on their network, helping to reduce the number of false or spoofe calls that head for customers.

If you are still looking to make an extra step to protect your phone from a Robocalls paraspluse, you have a good chance that your mobile phone provider has other options to help on the screen for crooks. Verizon, AT & T, T-Mobile and Sprint all offer applications or services that can help you get out of spam. The FCC suggests contacting your phone company to see what is available for you, as well as add your number to theDo not call the list Block the telemarketers to disturb you.

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Unfortunately, crooks do only bomb your phone with calls: Spam's text messages have also become a nuisance of modern times. And while the locking numbers can temporarily prevent the unwanted texts of the flooding of your device, you can also use some official tools to slow them down.

If you everreceive a suspect message Claiming You have won a price, offering a low or interest credit card, promising to help you pay student loans or ask you for personal information about invoice payment, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns against the answer or clicking on the links attached to the text. Instead, use tools in the e-mail application to report the text, and then copy and transfer the message to 7726 (spam). Even with the new blocking technology in place, this will help regulators and telephone companies identify and close the scam rings faster and more efficiently.

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