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This article will go over the process to create a call menu or IVR that allows people to remove themselves from the calling list by pressing a key. The FTC is cracking down on VoIP carriers to make sure their clients are using this feature and it will end up getting your VoIP routes shut down if you do not have this feature on your system.
Go to the admin GUI for ViciDial and click on inbound, then “Add a new call menu”
For this example we have used some of the built in sounds for ViciDial and piped them together ( | ) to create the voice prompt we want as well as the post message to be played after they opt out. This example only shows 1 option to be pressed, but it can be amplified even more by setting up other options such as leaving a voicemail, asking for a callback, routing to an operator or anything else you can pretty much do with the system.
cm_dnc.agi,DNC---YES------B---
thanks-for-calling-today|privacy-to-blacklist-this-number|press-3
your|number|has-been|removed|sip-silence|goodbye
You can get to your ingroup also through the inbound menu option in the admin GUI. Once your in your inbound group attached to your DIDs, go down to no agent queueing option and set it to Y, then set the route to call menu as shown below:
That’s all there is to it, hopefully you guys head my advice and do this now before it happens to you via your carrier, cause trust me when I tell you, its coming. If you need additional help, feel free to stop by our live support on Skype by clicking here.
-Chris aka carpenox
Here is a short video showing you an example of how to monitor or whisper your agents via the real time screen in CyburDial.
Scam phone calls have existed for years. However, robocalling technology — systems that allow parties to dial numbers automatically or use prerecorded voice messages — have made receiving fraudulent calls much more common. In 2018, the number of robocalls made per month equaled an estimated 3.4 billion. Though there are many types of non-fraudulent robocalls, ranging from emergency alerts to solicited telemarketing messages, the number of illegitimate calls remains significant.
In response to the growing number of scam calls to mobile phones, many carriers and third parties have created tools to identify and block scam calls. Unfortunately, these tools aren’t perfect. Businesses that use legitimate robocalls, and even some that don’t, may have their numbers incorrectly marked by scam ID technology, particularly when calling cell numbers. With smartphones in the hands and pockets of 81 percent of U.S. adults, you need to know that your calls are reaching your customers. Read on to learn how you can avoid being marked with a Scam Likely caller ID.
In an attempt to improve customer experience, the carrier T-Mobile launched a feature called Scam ID, which is automatically enabled on T-Mobile and MetroPCS devices. When someone calls one of these devices, T-Mobile checks the number against its database of reported scam numbers. If the source matches a reported scam number, the person being called sees a message that says “Scam Likely” alongside standard caller ID. The user can then decide whether or not to answer the call.
In addition to Scam ID, T-Mobile and MetroPCS also allow customers to opt in to a Scam Block feature that prevents all Scam Likely calls from reaching the user’s phone. Though T-Mobile was the first carrier to integrate this feature into their service for free, other carriers have since introduced their own paid and free versions. Third party apps also allow smartphone users to detect, report and block scam calls.
While Scam Likely Caller ID features do help users avoid potential scams, they sometimes mark legitimate calls incorrectly. To understand why, let’s take a look at what Scam ID uses to identify risky calls.
To identify likely scam calls, T-Mobile’s Scam ID looks for two main traits associated with fraud and robocalling: a high volume of calls originating from the number and existing complaints filed about the number. This means numbers marked with “Scam Likely” tend to be either numbers that originate a large number of robocalls or numbers that have a record of being reported by recipients as scams.
Scam ID successfully blocks many illegal calls. However, there are two problems that lead to legitimate calls being blocked:
1. The algorithm fails to distinguish between legal and illegal robocalls: Because the system looks only for high-volume originating numbers, the service may mark legal robocalls as scam. Examples of legal robocalls include calls from non-profits and telemarketing calls made with a person’s express consent.
2. Users may report a number erroneously: Some people avoid calls from all unknown numbers. As a result, some customers may report your number without answering the phone. If this happens enough, your number will be marked Scam Likely.
Getting a number marked Scam Likely incorrectly is common for businesses and organizations using legitimate robocalling. This mislabeling can harm your business by:
Because getting incorrectly listed as a scam number can have an enormous impact on the success of your business, you need to take steps to avoid being marked with this caller ID. Use these strategies to protect your number:
1. Understand robocall laws: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has laws about making robocalls. Making sure you understand the FCC’s robocall laws helps you stay off scam number databases and gives you legal ground should your number be marked incorrectly.
2. Originate calls individually: If you can originate calls to customers individually, do so. This prevents Scam ID from identifying your number when searching for high-volumes of calls coming from a single number.
3. Ask customers to save your number: Some third-party scam blocking apps allow users to block calls from unknown numbers. Others even generate databases by excluding numbers stored in users’ contacts. Asking users to save your number can help ensure your call reaches them successfully.
4. Change numbers often: Most large contact centers change phone numbers often to avoid getting marked Scam Likely. You can also use this strategy, though it may not be practical for every business.
It’s often easier to avoid getting marked as a scam than to resolve the problem after the fact. The fastest way to get your company’s calls removed from a scam list is to change your phone number. However, you can also use these strategies to resolve the mistake and mitigate losses:
Your ability to reach customers is an essential part of keeping your business running. As a result, you need to ensure your calls reach recipients without the burden of a Scam Likely label.
CyburDial uses Spam Mitigation which utilizes advanced algorithms to help mitigate calls against the “RoboKillers” and other Crowdsourcing API’s, not to mention our built in Carrier API that helps with calls directly with the major telco’s such at AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Metro PCS and more. We work directly with the pioneers of the STIR/SHAKEN movement and have had the privilege’s to be blessed to beta test most of their apps before they come out to the public as well as being blessed with special pricing for this amazing service they call The DID manager combined with AI Health monitoring to constantly keep your DID’s fresh and not marked as “spam likely”. When you have a dialer system custom built for you by CyburDial you will be ahead of the game ten fold and no longer have to worry about your caller ID numbers showing up as scam likely, but thats not all, the DID manager also provides complete local area calling presence, so if your calling Miami, the caller ID will show up with a 305 or 786 area code, as it would also do with other states. Stop wasting time with all these other dialer hosting companies that not only control your dialer and force you to use their carrier service, their support team which is usually over priced, and Caller ID’s that are marked scam likely within days and let us show you what the future is about. We don’t rent you a server that we control, we custom build you YOUR own server that we can integrate with any CRM system that YOU own, YOU have total control over and YOU choose every aspect of your system including your support team, of course we are available for support if you like to use our services but it isn’t required. So what are you waiting for? Call us now at 1(833)DIALER-1 or visit our 24 hour 7 days a week live support chat on Skype by clicking here.
We look forward to hearing from you and are ready to custom build your dialer with full integrations to CRM or other systems if needed, Turnaround time for strictly a dialer system is 24 hours, if you need integrations, we can discuss this further and give you an estimated time then.
-Chris aka carpenox(from the ViciDial forums)