Caller ID

• ‘Never trust’ caller ID amid ongoing scams, York police warn

  Police are warning the public to "never trust" caller ID amid ongoing scams, including recent incidents in which suspects claim to be court or Crown attorney officials.

  Crime

  Jun 22, 2023
  
• Reality check: Will CRTC’s new tech to fight spam calls actually work?

  CRTC said Tuesday that telecommunications service providers have begun to use a new technology to help Canadians screen spam calls.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2021
  
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• RCMP warns of fraudulent calls that appear to come from London, Ont. detachment

  The RCMP says the detachment's number has been used in caller ID spoofing incidents in which victims have received unsolicited calls that are coercive or threatening.

  Crime

  Jul 23, 2021
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• RCMP track down bomb threat suspect — thanks to caller ID

  RCMP say the call was "a threat to blow the building up."

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2018