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Interesting. I've never received a spam call from the same number twice. They just pick something with the same first 3 digits and area code.


That's my experience. Either a northern VA (703, 571) or DC (202) area code with random last 7 digits.

And these days, about half the spam calls are in Chinese. Because Alistair is such a common name in the Chinese-American community. :|


> Alistair is such a common name in the Chinese-American community

I'd bet you a dollar they're just dialing numbers sequentially; while they're specifically targeting Chinese folks, I very much doubt it's more cost effective to pre-filter phone lists.




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