Name: Beaver Islanders report spoofed calls using the 448 telephone prefix, 2017
Start: 2017-11-21
End: 2017-11-24
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Islanders report spoofed calls using the 448 telephone prefix, 2017

Also Beaver Island phone scam warning November 2017

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TypeEvent

Dates2017-11-21 – 2017-11-24

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 2017-11-21 – 2017-11-24
Kind: Public warning
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitycommunicationspublic-safety
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In November 2017, Beaver Islanders warned one another about repeated unsolicited calls displaying local-looking 231-448 numbers. Participants described sales or prize solicitations and cautioned that caller ID could be spoofed, including to display a bank’s name.

Evidence limits

The thread preserves multiple contemporaneous reports and a safety warning. It does not identify the caller, establish the scale of the activity, or document a law-enforcement, telephone-carrier, or regulatory investigation.

Sources

Beaver Island Forum, “phone scam using BI prefix 448,” November 21–24, 2017.
Several participants reported repeated unsolicited calls displaying unassigned 231-448 numbers, including a purported prize call. A Charlevoix State Bank participant warned that caller ID could also be made to display the bank’s name. These are contemporaneous community reports and practical warnings, not a police, carrier, or regulatory finding identifying the caller.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders report spoofed calls using the 448 telephone prefix, 2017”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-448-prefix-phone-scam-reports-2017/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “phone scam using BI prefix 448,” November 21–24, 2017..

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