如何知道你是否接到了欺骗电话

Introduced in the late 80s, caller ID was a way for people to screen nuisance calls. 现在，这已经成为了骗子制造骗局的一种方式. 了解呼叫欺骗是如何工作的以及如何识别它.

机会是, you've received a phone call in which the caller ID displays the legitimate number of a local business or someone from your neighborhood.

But when you answer, the person on the other end of the line is not who you were expecting. Or, the caller may try to convince you they are someone you do business with, a legitimate organization or a government agency like the Social 安全 Administration or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

电话是如何被欺骗的?

诈骗来电者经常使用 呼叫欺骗技术来伪装号码 they are calling from so the call appears to be from a local area code or a legitimate phone number. 他们知道你更有可能回答，当你回答的时候, they ask for your personal information to try to steal your identity or your money.

我怎样才能识别欺骗电话?

You may not be able to tell right away if the number displayed on your caller ID is a spoofed number, 所以要对不速之客保持警惕. Con artists can be convincing — some can sound kind while others sound threatening. 遵循以下建议 联邦通信委员会 (FCC) to protect yourself and your information from phony callers.

• 不要接听未知号码的电话. 如果你接了这样的电话，请立即挂断.
• If you answer the phone and the caller — or a recording — asks you to hit a button to stop getting the calls, 你应该挂断电话. 骗子经常使用这个技巧来识别潜在的目标.
• Don't answer any questions, especially those that can be answered with "Yes" or "No."
• 千万不要泄露个人信息，比如账号, 社会安全号码, 母亲的娘家姓, passwords or other identifying information in response to unexpected calls or if you are at all suspicious.
• If you get an inquiry from someone who says they represent a company or a government agency, 挂掉电话，拨打你账户对账单上的电话号码, in the phone book or on the company's or government agency's website to verify the authenticity of the request. You will usually get a written statement in the mail before you get a phone call from a legitimate source, 尤其是打电话的人要求付款的时候.
• Use caution if you are being pressured for information immediately.
• If you have a voicemail account with your phone service, be sure to set a password for it. Some voicemail services are preset to allow access if you call in from your own phone number. A hacker could spoof your home phone number and gain access to your voicemail if you do not set a password.
• Talk to your phone company about call blocking tools and check into apps that you can download to your mobile device. 的 FCC allows phone companies to block robocalls by default based on reasonable analytics. 有关屏蔽自动电话的更多信息，请访问 fcc.gov /电话留言.

如果你认为你是一个欺骗骗局的受害者，你可以 向联邦通信委员会投诉.

Business and organizations are sometimes aware their numbers are being spoofed. Check their websites to see if they're alerting customers of current call spoofing scams. 状态 Farm® posts information about call spoofing and other known fraudulent activity on this 警报页面.

如果我的号码被骗了，我该怎么办?

If someone calls you and tells you that you called them but didn't, 你的号码很可能被恶搞了. 的 FCC advises to inform the person who received a spoofed call from your number that it wasn't you. 幸运的是, 根据FCC, scammers usually switch numbers frequently so it's likely your number will be replaced by someone else's number within hours.