# Can scam calls be reported?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-scam-calls-be-reported/827566>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 11, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-scam-calls-be-reported/827566 "2019-01-11T02:33:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-scam-calls-be-reported/827566/9 "2019-01-11T20:32:14Z")

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Going off on a tangent from the OP…

I was just thinking about the email I received with an old password. The password is one I used for SDMB (and a couple of splinter boards). I just found [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16993459&postcount=3) [emphasis mine]:

> [@Hacked SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacked-sdmb/678170/3):
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> If I had to guess, I’d assume they got .
> 
> > [@](#):
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> > This resulted in the illegal acquisition of message board users’ information, namely usernames, email addresses, and Straight Dope message board passwords.
> 
> There’s nothing else really to get except anything you might have in your profile and, of course, your posts.

There is a link in the linked post leading to the relevant announcement, but the link is no longer valid.

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