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Old 03-11-2019, 09:08 PM
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No, I'm just providing an opinion based on common sense. The caller ID screen is produced by the phone provider, not by the scammer. If someone can tell me why the scammers can control the phone provider's signal and caller ID screen, then I may change my mind. It seems to me that phone providers surely know where calls are coming from and going to. Otherwise, how can they charge for long distance calls?