Neighbor spoofing protection

Neighbor spoofing is a trick where scammers spoof caller ID to look like a nearby number — often sharing your area code and prefix — because people are more likely to answer “local” calls.

Why it’s so effective

• It looks familiar (“maybe it’s a neighbor or local business”).
• People assume local = safer.
• Scammers rotate numbers rapidly, so simple blocking isn’t enough.

How to recognize neighbor spoofing

• You get bursts of calls from different local numbers.
• Numbers look similar to yours but differ in the last 4 digits.
• If you call back, the person says they never called you.

How Block Guard helps

• Options designed to reduce calls that match common spoofing patterns.
• Easy whitelist tools so real contacts still get through.
• Fast blocklist management when you want manual control.

If your main problem is spam texts, see SMS spam blocking.