> He told me to go to the FTC home page and look up the main phone number. “Now hang up the phone, and I will call you from that number right now.” I did as he said. The FTC number flashed on my screen, and I picked up. “How do I know you’re not just spoofing this?” I asked.
> “It’s a government number,” he said, almost indignant. “It cannot be spoofed.”
Completely insane that we continue to allow caller ID and number spoofing, it's so effective for these fraud scenarios.
> He told me to go to the FTC home page and look up the main phone number. “Now hang up the phone, and I will call you from that number right now.” I did as he said. The FTC number flashed on my screen, and I picked up. “How do I know you’re not just spoofing this?” I asked.
> “It’s a government number,” he said, almost indignant. “It cannot be spoofed.”
Completely insane that we continue to allow caller ID and number spoofing, it's so effective for these fraud scenarios.