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Call spoofing, which refers to the process of changing the caller ID to any number other than the actual calling number, is a tactic that has lately been on the rise.
Rugby is a market town in eastern Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon. In 2019 its population was estimated at 76,419, making it the second-largest town in Warwickshire. It is the main settlement within the larger Borough of Rugby which has a population of 108,935. Rugby is situated on the eastern edge of Warwickshire, near to the borders with Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. It is 83 miles north of London, 30 miles east-southeast of... Show more Birmingham, 11 miles east of Coventry, and 19 miles south-southwest of Leicester. Rugby was a small rural market town until the mid-19th century, when the siting of a major railway junction at the town spurred the development of manufacturing and engineering industry, and the rapid growth of population. Rugby School, an independent school situated in the town, is the birthplace of Rugby football which, according to legend, was invented in 1823...
Call spoofing, which refers to the process of changing the caller ID to any number other than the actual calling number, is a tactic that has lately been on the rise.
I groggily answered the ringing phone at 6am, and was alarmed to hear an official-sounding robotic voice. “This is the alert system with Visa (or Mastercard) account services!” It went on to tell me that there were two suspicious charges to my Visa card.
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