Why Robocallers Win Even if You Don't Answer [telecom]

Why Robocallers Win Even if You Don't Answer

Ignoring a robocall doesn't keep some scammers from making money from caller-ID services

By Sarah Krouse

Caller ID is feeding one of the very problems it was developed to stop: junk calls.

Illegitimate robocallers, or outfits that flood American landlines with marketing calls, use the decades-old identification system to make money, even when no one picks up.

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Posted 5 years ago by Monty Solomon in General Telecommunications Forum

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