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		nkrisc 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FCC bars providers for non-compliance with robocal... > The text message should explain the nature of the call and which number to call in reply. That’s basically how most SMS scams work.

nutjob2 4 months ago [–]

Are phone calls less scammy?

nkrisc 4 months ago | [–]

It seems strange to me that the solution would be “mimic SMS scams”.

nutjob2 4 months ago | | [–]

Everything can be a scam, the solution isn't make everything painful for honest people, or cancel entire classes of actions due to scammers.

Again, I ask if somehow SMS is inherently worse for phone calls for scams.

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