Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301

X

Telstra’s Call Guardian 301 home phone with a virtual assistant is designed to help ward off unwanted calls, with Telstra advising that it has already received more than 4,000 reports of scams from its customers this year.Common telephone scams reported to Telstra include scammers who falsely claim to represent Telstra, asking for remote access to a consumers’ home computer, and scammers telling consumers their home phone will be disconnected if they don’t pay a fee.

In both cases, scammers are trying access a person’s identity, and in particular their personal banking details, with the Call Guardian 301 home phone seeking to combat this by asking unknown callers to announce their name prior to being connected.

The Call Guardian 301 can store up to 1,000 numbers, allowing the calls of friends and family to get straight through via a contact list, with customers able to decide whether to block a call or send it through to the answering machine.

“We know unwanted calls can be very frustrating for our customers,” Telstra director of fixed voice and platinum services Jennifer Douglas commented. “From scammers offering to ‘repair’ the family PC to salespeople calling just when you’ve settled down in front of the TV, they can be an unwelcome intrusion.

“We already do a lot of work in arming our customers with the information that can help them distinguish scammers from genuine callers. Now customers can have their very own tool to block unwanted calls.”

In 2015 thus far, Telstra notes that customers in New South Wales have made 1,734 reports about telephone scams, followed by Victoria (758), Queensland (737), Western Australia (371), South Australia (217), Tasmania (48), the Northern Territory (27) and the ACT (21).

Telstra offers the following tips on how to avoid telephone scams:

– If you’re not sure that the person on the other end of the phone is legitimate, hang up and call the organisation by using their official contact details.

– Be wary of sharing personal, credit card or banking details over the phone, unless you’ve made the call or the phone number came from a trusted source.

– Never give an unsolicited caller remote access to your computer.

– Make sure your computer is protected with regularly updated anti-virus software.

– If your alarm bells are ringing or you think something is not quite right, just hang up.

appliance retailer leaderboard may 728x90 Hitachi updated Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
Hisense KV BannerAd 728 90 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
HAIER Series 600 FLW HPD Pairs 728x90 1 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
Px7 S3 728x90 1 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
BlueAnt 4SQM PumpAirUltra 728x90px Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
BEL2535 BPB024 4SQ Banners 728x90 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
728x90 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
ChannelNews AZ100 728x90 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
250527 SAV Channel news June25 Leaderboard 728x90 1 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
4Square Media Banner Ads Update at 5 July JSAU05JUL1 Buddy 728x90 1 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
4Square Media Banner Ads Update at 5 July JSAU05JUL1 MR 728x90 1 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
Uniden Channelnews SoloX July 2024 728x90 1 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
Flick of a switch 728x90 1 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
728 x 90 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
728x90 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
FLOODLIGHT 2024 Banner 728x90px Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
Marshall 728x90 1 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
AU X8 Banner 728x90 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
ELX DIG Crosscat Promo 728x90 Mar25 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
FA 979 HN MDF SG14 14gen 728x90 1 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
Skullcandy 728x90 1 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
MOTO 36331576 Q3 Ad Banners 728x90 2 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
JBL TourPro3 728x90 Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
GOTHAM 728px x 90px Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301
Westan 728x90px Telstra Looks To Fend Off Unwanted Calls With Call Guardian 301


YOU MAY ALSO LIKE