{"id":511811,"date":"2021-07-12T09:03:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T13:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/verizon-takes-on-neighborhood-spoofing-scams\/"},"modified":"2021-07-12T09:03:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T13:03:47","slug":"verizon-takes-on-neighborhood-spoofing-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/verizon-takes-on-neighborhood-spoofing-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Verizon takes on neighborhood spoofing scams"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nCall Filter now allows customers to silence calls that try to trick you with your own area code and prefix
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BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — You know those pesky calls \u2014 the ones you receive from unfamiliar numbers that have the same area code and prefix as yours, but that aren\u2019t from anyone you know. Scammers use this tactic \u2014 called neighbor or neighborhood spoofing \u2014 to trick you into answering their call. Verizon has good news for you, and bad news for the bad guys. Our free Call Filter<\/u><\/a> app now includes Neighborhood Filter, which allows you to silence and send neighborhood spoofing calls to voicemail, along with those in any other area codes and prefix combinations that could be suspect. This launch is part of our ongoing commitment to protect you from unwanted calls.<\/p>\n

\n Neighborhood Filter features and functionality<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

This new feature, available to Call Filter Free and Call Filter Plus customers using most Verizon-purchased smartphones, can be activated in the Call Filter app under \u201cBlock Filters\u201d in the \u201cManagement\u201d section. Call Filter Free app users can block up to five additional neighborhood entries on top of their own, and Call Filter Plus customers can add up to ten additional neighborhood entries. Customers can access step-by-step instructions to activate the Neighborhood Spoofing feature in Call Filter on either iOS<\/u><\/a> or Android<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Neighborhood Filter will block all calls that fall within that neighborhood, even legitimate ones, unless the phone number is saved in your contacts. If the filter blocks a call you wanted to receive, you can select \u201cIgnore Filter\u201d in the post-call details in the Call Filter app and it will not be blocked again. The filters can be removed at any time by tapping \u201cRemove\u201d next to the neighborhood in the \u201cOther Filters\u201d section of the \u201cBlock Management\u201d page.<\/p>\n

\n All the benefits of Call Filter at your fingertips<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

The Neighborhood Filter is the latest enhancement to Call Filter, which gives you the power to block or avoid many of these robocalls at no cost. While Call Filter auto blocks high risk (Potential Fraud) calls, you may choose to block all spam risk levels in order to silence spam callers from reaching your device with just a few taps on the free Call Filter app or by going to My Verizon.<\/p>\n

In addition to the free spam protection benefits of Verizon\u2019s free Call Filter app, postpaid customers can upgrade to Call Filter Plus for $2.99 per month, which offers more features, including:<\/p>\n