Talk:Clearing (telecommunications)

Writing request: incorporate information from YouTube video about a scam involving this

Sometime in 2022, or possibly before that, it was discovered that call clearing does not always happen immediately, because of a "feature" sometimes referred to as "called subscriber held". According to this video (and many other sources, this is just where I learned about it, please use your own discretion to research the best sources), it works by a scammer telling you to call your bank about a fictitious problem, then not hanging up on the call after you disconnect so that when you try to call your bank, you instead get reconnected to them and they can pretend to be your bank and steal from you. I would like to see this information added to Wikipedia so it's more well-known (and I think it's noteworthy enough especially considering the public good interest I have here), but I'm not very good at writing in a encyclopedic tone, nor am I sure whether it should go on this page or maybe another related page. Could someone else help figure that out and do the writing? Feel free to paraphrase my explanation above if that helps Macks2008 (talk) 17:37, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

@Macks2008: I watched the video and find this very interesting. In fact, I specifically remember struggling with the landline (years ago when I had one) not necessarily clearing at first when I would hang up on a call center. I've experienced the same issue with 911 before as well.

I might be willing to help add a sentence or two if you can find a more suitable reference. Unfortunately, the young man's personal video uploaded to YouTube is a self-published source. — voidxor 02:09, 9 February 2024 (UTC)