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Phone Number Reputation Management Can Prevent Bad Labels

By Mark Himelfarb Chief Technology Officer and Ukraine Managing Director  If you’ve ever wondered why your legitimate business calls are getting tagged as “spam,” you’re not alone, and you’re not doing anything wrong. I talk to business owners regularly who are...

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Nearly 50% of U.S. Mobile Traffic Will Be Scam Calls by 2019

First Orion to Launch Innovative CallPrinting Technology with a Major U.S. Carrier LOS ANGELES (Mobile World Congress) – September 12, 2018 – First Orion, a leading provider of phone call and data transparency solutions, today announced their...

Scam Alert: Calls from Sierra Leon

Did you get a call from Sierra Leon recently? Maybe six calls in a row in the middle of the night? Multiple reports have come in from people receiving these same exact calls at the same time, and this scam is a devious one. (This article is now...

Scammed using Western Union? Time to File a Claim.

If you were scammed into sending money via Western Union, it's time to make a claim. Last year, the FTC reported a settlement with Western Union. Today, they released an FAQ of sorts to help you determine if you're eligible to get cash back. Via...

Is Number Spoofing Illegal?

If you've ever gotten a call from a number suspiciously similar to your own, you've probably been the victim of number spoofing. Technology has made it easier than ever for criminals to disguise their numbers so they can trick you into picking it...

First Orion “Tops Out” in North Little Rock

It's official - a little piece of every employee at First Orion is now built into our future headquarters. We held a very special Beer:30 this week (Beam:30, for you pun-lovers) and celebrated our official topping out on the new building. Employees...

Scam Alert: DEA Phone Scam

Have you ever been called by the IRS claiming they are going to arrest you if you don’t pay a fine for not paying your taxes? Well, how about the DEA? DEA officials say phone calls are being made by scammers posing as DEA or other law enforcement...

Consumer Alert: FTC Annual Refund Report

The FTC recently released its Annual Report on Refunds to Customers, and the amount of money refunded to consumers is a doozy - a whopping $2.3 BILLION! This is the money refunded to consumers and businesses who were harmed by illegal scams from...

New Year, New Phone

Next year, half of all phone calls will be scams, according to our latest report. Oh wait - that's THIS year. If you've seen in influx in scam and spam calls over the past year, you aren't alone. According to our data, that number will continue to...

Scam Alert: Government Shutdown Scam

While the U.S. waits to see when the government shutdown will end, scammers are hustling to take advantage of the situation. With the FTC's number complaint assistant down, and no one to write warning blogs for their consumer alerts, scammers are...

Scam Alert: Social Security Suspension

Received a call saying your social security number has been suspended recently? That’s interesting because that doesn’t actually happen. Consumers around the US have reported calls from scammers claiming their SSN has been suspended because their...