With almost 40k subscribers on Reddit, r/ScamNumbers is one of the most useful online databases for tracking down scam phone numbers. Some use the information for awareness, while others take advantage by prank calling scammers to waste their time.

Whatever the case may be, we have a zero-tolerance policy towards personal phone numbers. We have enforced this rule severely on Reddit and will do the same here.

We also have a Matrix space!

  • body_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 months ago

    Not the ones that want you to engage over a period of time. A lot of scams, especially for old people, involve long back and forth conversations over days. These are usually very profitable for the scammers, who sort of gain a passive income for doing nothing other than stealing from old people.

    • Jay@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      Ah ok, that makes sense… trying to build up trust I suppose.