Message-ID: <20210818001850.GA21797@telecom.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:18:50 +0000
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Smishing (aka SMS Phishing) Warning From The FTC!
by Peter Vogel
DataBreachToday.com reported about the Federal Trade Commission's blog
entitled "Phishing scheme targets unemployment insurance benefits and
PII" that "Identity thieves are targeting millions of people
nationwide with scam phishing texts aimed at stealing personal
information, unemployment benefits, or both."
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/security/1101708/smishing-aka-sms-phishing-warning-from-the-ftc?email_access=on
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Bill Horne
Telecom Digest Moderator
Message-ID: <20210817235113.C2FE27FF@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:51:13 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: No TCPA Exception For Job Robocalls
by David O. Klein
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") prohibits the use of an
autodialer or prerecorded voice when placing certain calls to
consumers' cellphones without their prior express consent. Recently,
the Ninth Circuit clarified that the TCPA prohibits companies from
placing all such non-emergency calls to consumers' cellphones, without
prior express consent, and not just those placed for advertising or
telemarketing reasons. In a case captioned Loyhayem v. Fraser
Financial and Insurance Services, the Court held that the TCPA's ban
on using an autodialer or prerecorded voice applies to job robocalls
as much as it does to sales calls.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/dodd-frank-consumer-protection-act/1101860/no-tcpa-exception-for-job-robocalls?email_access=on
Message-ID: <sfjisd$vs4$1@dont-email.me>
Date: 18 Aug 2021 14:17:49 -0400
From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net>
Subject: Re: PIN Code to Reach
On 8/14/2021 4:38 PM, Fred Atkinson wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Some years ago, I had a friend [who is now departed] living in
> Bishopville, South Carolina. He had a feature added to his phone service
that
> required the caller to enter a four digit PIN in order to get through to his
> phone after you dialed his phone number. I knew the PIN so I could call him
> when I needed to. But it shut down the telemarketers pretty quickly.
(Moderator snip)
> I do not what the name of this service would be. So, I can't
tell
> my cousin what to ask for if he calls her phone company to see if it could
be
> added to her service.
>
> She lives near Atlanta, Georgia. She is on a POTS line.
>
> Can any of you help me by providing me with the name of this
> service?
Is AT&T the incumbent telco for Atlanta, GA? Have you tried calling
AT&T customer service? If they can't help you, call the "retention
team"; they are more experience in handling these matters.
