Remember all of those times we urged you not to send money to unknown parties via Western Union? Well, you've caught a lucky break if you did not...
Scam Calls
The Life and Death of a Scam Call
The phone rings. It’s a familiar voice, one you’ve hung up on many times before. 8:53 AM: “Hi, this is Heather from Card Services…” A quick search...
T-Mobile Rolls out “Scam ID” Powered by First Orion
On March 24th, T-Mobile rolled out their new service, powered in part by First Orion, to flag known scam calls for its users called “Scam ID.”...
STIR/SHAKEN 101 for Contact Centers
With the looming STIR/SHAKEN deadline on the horizon, businesses, carriers, and contact centers are all looking to get their operations in order....
Press Release: First Orion Announces ‘Call Screener’ Inclusion in Boost Mobile’s ‘Privacy Premium’
First Orion powers the Boost Call Screener solution, which identifies unknown, spam and unwanted callers for Boost Mobile subscribers NORTH LITTLE...
Scammers Are Getting Social Savvy
According to statistics, by the end of 2018, 2.5 billion people worldwide are expected to be on social media, and if growth rates stay the same,...
First Orion Launches All-New PrivacyStar
First Orion is excited to announce an all-new Privacy Star experience! What is PrivacyStar? PrivacyStar is a FREE app for iPhone and Android that...
Video: Scam Call Victims Speak Out
When we ran a consumer survey for our Annual Scam Report, we asked people about the types of scam calls they received. What we weren't expecting was...
Infographic: 2020 Scam Call Report
Phone scammers are getting better at tricking you into giving up your personal information, according to the 2020 Annual Scam Call Report from First...
Protect Yourself Against Phone Scams
According to our latest survey, the scammers are working smarter - not harder - in 2020. While the volume of scam calls reported stayed on par with...







