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Scams are becoming more and more prevalent. Here's a list of scammer phone numbers and area codes to avoid answering if you don't know exactly who's calling.
All it takes is a quick glance to know if the call is for real or not. The post Avoid Answering Calls from These Area Codes: Scam Phone Numbers Guide appeared first on Reader's Digest.
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A growing number of these reports mention a scammer gaining or trying to gain access to a verification code in some way.
What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.
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Phone fraud, or more generally communications fraud, is the use of telecommunications products or services with the intention of illegally acquiring money from, or failing to pay, a telecommunication company or its customers.
Normally, when an area code is split, the largest city in the old numbering plan area retains the old area code–in this case, Norfolk, then Virginia's largest city. However, C&P Telephone (now part of Verizon) wanted to keep the large number of federal agencies in Northern Virginia from having to change their numbers.