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Maybe. It would be interesting to know the average dollar raked in per call.



It depends on rate center - remember those free conference services - they often used rate centers which were rural so they had a higher termination charge, which meant that the service was profitable.

While I'm having trouble finding hard rates - with the big carriers, I know its not a ton of money now in any case - low enough that I dont think the financial incentive is a relevant course of action, it just subsidizes the trunking infrastructure needed to support the calls.

See Call Pumping: https://www.fcc.gov/general/traffic-pumping


No. I mean the average dollar amount scammed per call.

I assume most calls are not successful, but over a thousand calls how much can a scammer expect to make?




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