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Subject: Re: Voicemail without a call
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:55:55 +0100
Organization: Camembert Normand aus Lait Cru
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On 26.03.25 22:35, Stan Brown wrote:
> 
> Google Pixel 8a, Android 15
> 
> A few minutes go I noticed a notification dot on the Google phone app 
> icon on my home screen. Recents didn't show a call, but there was a 
> new voicemail. It was definitely a spam message: some guy who sounded 
> like poor-quality speech generation said he was Attorney something 
> "with the consumer protection agency" (which is not the name of a 
> Federal or California state bureau) and wanted me to call him at some 
> 800 number. Needless to say, I didn't.
> 
> Is it possible to send a voicemail to an Android phone without 
> actually calling the phone? 

If the voicebox resides on the operator's system it is usually possible.
To get there additional digits have to be added.

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