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Today I had numerous spam calls….at least 8

Grinch — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:44:26 GMT

They sounded like they originated out of India. Poor English and lots of talk and noise in the background.
For:

Illegitimate Amazon orders ( I have no payment set up on Amazon)

TD visa issues (I don’t have a TD Visa)

New router for Bell internet. (I live in B.C. and Bell does not provide internet services here)

So, of course I play with them. Ha ha. Some hang up right after I ask what name is in the account and some hang up mid conversation.

If you call back, the number is not in service. Spoofed!! I expected that.

My main question is … does Telus/PM detect that the caller is spoofing and does Telus/PM terminate the call?

Spoofing is easy to do when using VoIP. And way back we used to get calls from those “V” numbers and a while back I believe the CTRC directed the Canadian Telcos to only accept calls from numbers that follow the proper protocols?

Re: Today I had numerous spam calls….at least 8

will13am — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:50:32 GMT

@Grinch , I get spam calls randomly all the time. There is little anyone can do about it apart from using the spam filter option on the dialer app.

Re: Today I had numerous spam calls….at least 8

BKNS27 — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:53:55 GMT

@Grinch

I got about a few a day too so I use the Truecaller app but some gets through.

I don’t block the number anymore since the number was spoofed.

Currently I don’t think not much can be done until the CTRC should do something about these callers.

Re: Today I had numerous spam calls….at least 8

Chalupa_Batman — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 01:00:30 GMT

@Grinch wrote:
They sounded like they originated out of India. Poor English and lots of talk and noise in the background.
For:
Illegitimate Amazon orders ( I have no payment set up on Amazon)
TD visa issues (I don’t have a TD Visa)
New router for Bell internet. (I live in B.C. and Bell does not provide internet services here)

So, of course I play with them. Ha ha. Some hang up right after I ask what name is in the account and some hang up mid conversation.

If you call back, the number is not in service. Spoofed!! I expected that.

My main question is … does Telus/PM detect that the caller is spoofing and does Telus/PM terminate the call?
Spoofing is easy to do when using VoIP. And way back we used to get calls from those “V” numbers and a while back I believe the CTRC directed the Canadian Telcos to only accept calls from numbers that follow the proper protocols?

I truly wish Telus would add their Call Control service to both Koodo and Public Mobile. It should be standard in today's day and age of scumbag scammers out there.

Re: Today I had numerous spam calls….at least 8

Grinch — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 01:11:30 GMT

@BKNS27

@will13am

Thanks. Normally I get NO calls (boo hoo) to my phone other than scheduled calls from doctors.

Today I found it very odd that I received 8 spam calls.

And good point….don't bother blocking them, as there is no justification to do so.

I have an iPhone and “used” to have Focus set up on it to only accept calls from numbers in my contacts. I found that to have flaws so I removed the setting. I guess one could say that if a name doesn’t show on the incoming call it’s a potentially spam call…..but some are legit. Will leave as is.

My main point was….does Telus ID these calls and terminate them. I assume not.

Thank You.

Re: Today I had numerous spam calls….at least 8

Grinch — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 01:25:58 GMT

@Chalupa_Batman wrote:
@Grinch wrote

I truly wish Telus would add their Call Control service to both Koodo and Public Mobile. It should be standard in today's day and age of scumbag scammers out there.

That’s another gripe that will go no where. We all pay for phone service just to let these scumbags interfere with our day to day business. Aren’t we nice?

Re: Today I had numerous spam calls….at least 8

will13am — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:24:55 GMT

@Grinch wrote:
@BKNS27
@will13am

Thanks. Normally I get NO calls (boo hoo) to my phone other than scheduled calls from doctors.
Today I found it very odd that I received 8 spam calls.

And good point….don't bother blocking them, as there is no justification to do so.
I have an iPhone and “used” to have Focus set up on it to only accept calls from numbers in my contacts. I found that to have flaws so I removed the setting. I guess one could say that if a name doesn’t show on the incoming call it’s a potentially spam call…..but some are legit. Will leave as is.
My main point was….does Telus ID these calls and terminate them. I assume not.

Thank You.

@Grinch , Telus has no way of screening these calls reliably and taking pre-emptive action. If they ever did screen out an important call, the lawsuits would be flying a left, right and center. The carriers can only be a conduit for unfiltered traffic.

Re: Today I had numerous spam calls….at least 8

Grinch — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:13:47 GMT

So it’s day 2 and by 8am had 4 calls. Started just after 7 am.

Re: Today I had numerous spam calls….at least 8

Grinch — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 23:43:48 GMT

I turned Do Not Disturb on. Not in contacts……no ring notification.

Re: Today I had numerous spam calls….at least 8

Grinch — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:08:36 GMT

Just as a follow up.
1. These spam calls started after I moved from legacy $15 plan to new $15 plan.
2. Set up Do Not Disturb on iPhone and obviously no more ringing of calls fro numbers not in my contacts list.

I have 2 more numbers scheduled for the same change over. Will see if same happens.
I find it odd that the spam calls stopped as Do Not Disturb only prevents the phone from ringing but calls can accept voicemail and should show in “recents”. I have no voicemail and no recents.