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From: =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?= <hugybear@gmx.net>
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Subject: Re: call from 510-854-4017 legit or not ?
Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 19:23:45 +0200
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On 07.05.24 19:09, micky wrote:
> In comp.mobile.android, on Tue, 7 May 2024 01:01:38 -0700, Adam
> <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 05/06/2024 03:24 PM, knuttle wrote:
>>> On 05/06/2024 3:15 PM, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>>> On 06.05.24 18:56, Adam wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Received barely audible voice message from 510-854-4017 asking to call
>>>>> 888-803-33x6 or 888-803-336x. Something about "pending action".
>>>>>
>>>>> How to protect oneself from fraud ?
>>>>
>>>> Not calling back. If they want something from you they will come back.
>>>> Our policy is: We do not answer calls where we do not know the number or
>>>> the name of the caller and let them proceed to the answering machine.
>>>>
>>>> That solves 90% of the cases.
>>>>
>>> Google search on the number 510-854-4017
>>>
>>> returns this page
>>> https://directory.youmail.com/phone/510-248-4017
>>>
>>> (510) 248-4017 is a Debt Collector
>>> Name    Debt Collector    Location    Fremont, CA US
>>>
>>
>> (510) 248-4017 is another number altogether. 
> 
> Only by 3 numbers. 7 are still the same.  7 out of ten is pretty good. 

Is worth absolutely nothing. It would not be even with 9 out of 10.
Google is a scam.

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