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My Phone number is being used by scammers

simsim
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

My phone number is being used by scammers. I need assistance to see what are the steps that I need to take to protect my number. 

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softech
Oracle
Oracle

@simsim 

 

First, no need to worry, this is call Caller ID spoofing.  You don't have anything compromised.  On the other hand it is not something you can do or PM can do.  It is happening to many people, and even CRTC has nothing effective to stop this

 

So, scammers did not really have access to your account or phone, they just make calls and use system to generate random fake caller ID to make the receiving ends believe it is a real calls and pick up the phone.  

 

Again, nothing you can do.  I always say it is like letter mail.  People can send mail to something else but put your address as the return address.  Not something you can do to stop or not something Canada Post can do or validate

 

Here are more info on this topic:

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/phone/telemarketing/identit.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing

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