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O2 deploys AI granny against scammers • The Register (www.theregister.com)
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[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

And how does a scammer get my contacts?

[–] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

If you are targeted they can get the number of your contacts by using OSI or other methods. But in most cases it is just a coincidence that it looks like that that someone you know is calling. All that said, if the call is coming from your contact named uncle Joe and some guy with a strange accent saying they are calling from Microsoft, you will know it is a scam.