[VoiceOps] Request to block number?

[Mark Wiater]

there are a number of service providers reporting this behavior, I 
haven't seen any real conclusions about what they are up to though

On 9/19/2023 1:11 PM, Carlos Alvarez via VoiceOps wrote:
> Is it possible that he’s fixated on a specific employee?  Not to be 
> alarmist, but it’s worth asking around.  I once had a situation where 
> I noticed some crazy calling activity in a log, just by coincidence, 
> and found that an employee was being stalked/harassed.
>
> On Sep 19, 2023 at 10:08:33 AM, Christopher Aloi via VoiceOps 
> <voiceops at voiceops.org> wrote:
>> Ha!  He did say "he has no self control". Maybe just someone 
>> with some mental challenges.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 1:05 PM Alex Balashov via VoiceOps 
>> <voiceops at voiceops.org> wrote:
>>
>>     Does your company provide anything of interests to addicts, or
>>     anyone with a compulsive habit they are trying to kick? (e.g.
>>     compulsive shopping for new VoIP handsets)
>>
>>     > On Sep 19, 2023, at 12:52 PM, Christopher Aloi via VoiceOps
>>     <voiceops at voiceops.org> wrote:
>>     >
>>     > Hey All,
>>     >
>>     > I have a new one.
>>     >
>>     > We (hosted phone provider) have received three calls today from
>>     an individual asking us to block him from calling our company.  I
>>     can't figure out his end game. He's tried multiple times and
>>     didn't explain why when questioned.  He said multiple times he
>>     wanted his number to be blocked from calling our company.
>>     >
>>     > Thoughts?
>>     >
>>     > Could it be a social engineering attempt?  What for?
>>     >
>>     > Chris
>>     >
>>     >
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