[AusNOG] Hoax calls ?

[Ian Henderson]

On 17/07/2011, at 11:22 AM, Nick Brown wrote:

> Not a great idea in practice, the caller ID presented could easily belong to a legitimate business or if actually their own could be reallocated when they decide its time to change their numbers again.

I've seen a phone provider insert a quick IVR before dialling potentially dangerous numbers (at the time it was porn diallers).

"This number has been reported as potentially related to fraudulent activity, please press 1 if you are sure you want to be connected".