(This also isn't an answer for the question, but,) I've used the "Should I
Answer" app for the last several years. Its blocking feature has the
option to block incoming calls that are not in my contacts so it doesn't
ring unless it's in my contact list. I haven't had anyone spoof my
contacts ..
I'm getting a few of those kinds of calls per day, and it appears to be
that the criminals are failing at handing off the successful connection to
a person on their end, which I suspect is just a nasty way of wasting
*their* resources since they won't stop making fraudulent calls.
I finally just
> think this is what they’re trying to achieve.
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> FWIW
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> *From:* nlug...@googlegroups.com *On Behalf Of
> *Kent Perrier
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 11, 2024 4:16 PM
> *To:* nlug...@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: [nlug] Capturing a phone call's true ori
@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of
Kent Perrier
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Subject: Re: [nlug] Capturing a phone call's true origin
If they are spoofing their origin number I don't know that even the
telephone company has the source in their records. Realtime
If they are spoofing their origin number I don't know that even the
telephone company has the source in their records. Realtime connection
logging might have it.
I let the google assistant screen all unknown numbers so I never see
numbers not associated with names not in my contacts.Not really an
Does anyone know of a way for an Android phone to capture an incoming
call's true origin number, or is that information only available to the
phone company? In the last year, I have received about 1,000 calls (several
per day) where the caller hangs up as soon as I speak. At first, I assumed
it
