[asterisk-users] List of telemarketers??

[Dave Bour]

As this is a thread off a topic I spun off another thread...some
thoughts...or a pooled database of numbers not listed..doesn't even need
to be telemarketers.
1. track the hit count.and last used..collecitvely..see if a number is
still being used...
2. name against the company...
3. a list of bogus entries..so when you look at it, you know it's a fake
phone number...one that recently came in that got me thinking this was
407 111 1111.  Right away, I knew it was a spammer/telemarketer since
it's not a valid number...and I was on the offence answering the
phone...
 
In fact, a possible update to the blacklist function in asterisk is a
database tracking of it's usage.  is it a one of that hit me once..never
called back...
 
and another issue is the charity type...what's blacklist to you may not
be to me, ie..clothing pickup donation charitys...they really annoy me
calling several times a week, but one, I don't block as they're good,
their caller id is accurate and they actually leave a message with a
number offering you to call back if you have something to pick up
(granted it's a recording that does that but at least it's not a
hangup).  Some may wish to block all those... Political donation type
numbers are another one that irk some but not others.
 
By putting names against the number and "classification"...you could at
least then choose to blacklist once the first call comes in, based on
accurate caller id info.
 
 

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From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve
Totaro
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 7:26 AM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] List of telemarketers??



Things that will make your idea difficult.

 

Although telemarketers are supposed to send their CallerID, many if not
most, I see "Unkown".  I believe this is illegal but I see it many times
a day.

 

I worked at a company with over one thousand toll free numbers, simply
changing outbound CallerID to another number defeats your scripts.  I
could also change the actual DNIS of these calls, so a telemarketer
could easily defeat your mechanism and still be legal.

 

I could also send any arbitrary ten digit CallerID and DNIS which looks
better to the callee than "Unknown" but cannot be associated to a
particular telemarketer.

Thanks,
Steve Totaro
http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com/ 
KB3OPB
  

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From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ritesh
Agrawal
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:38 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] List of telemarketers??

 

Thanks everyone for the responses, encouragement and offers to help.
I will get started on this shortly and circle back with you guys.
If someone has a starter list, it would help jump start the
efforts/motivation :-) 

Ritesh




On 5/9/07, Noah Miller <noahisaacmiller at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Ritesh -

> Does anyone know if there is a known list of telemarketers?
> Something like http://whocalled.us/ with an easier access?
>
> We could all benefit if there was such a thing :-) 
> If there is enough interest, I could put up a database that everyone
can
> benefit from.
>
> I just need some suggestions on:
> (1) Adding new numbers based on community responses (some rule to
sanity 
> check)
> (2) Method that everyone would prefer to access the dbase.

Wow, that's a generous offer.  I like the idea of a blacklist for
telemarketers.  It's bound to be more effective than an RBL for 
spammers!  One thing to note: this may end up being a non-US database.
Here in the US, I've experienced great success with the
www.donotcall.gov service.  If you're in the US and haven't signed up 
for this service, I'd highly recommend it.  Of course, there may be
non-telemarketer calls that it would be nice to be able to block.


- Noah
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