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   Message 19,868 of 20,339   
   nospam to All   
   Re: FCC proposes blocking robocalls by d   
   15 May 19 22:19:28   
   
   XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , 123456789 <12345@12345.com>   
   wrote:   
      
   > >> But my cell phone is 100% spam free. I simply use a   
   > >> blocker app that blocks everything except my contact   
   > >> list. So I actually have no spam, nospam... ;)   
   >   
   > > up until someone spoofs one of those numbers.   
   >   
   > Yep, that would be a weak point.   
   >   
   > > in the last couple of years, i've received several calls   
   > > that show the number of companies i've done business   
   > > with, but turned out to be spoofed.   
   >   
   > I recently got a call from myself on my home phone. My name   
   > and number spoofed on the caller ID. Since I'm not on the   
   > spam database it rang my phone. I let it go to the answering   
   > machine but there was no message.   
      
   i block my own numbers. that is an obvious spoof.   
      
   i also block all 0s, anything that doesn't conform to nanpa and the   
   entire carribean.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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