Scam call back protection

A method comprising:

• receiving, by an application server of a telecommunication network, an invite message associated with a call to a target user equipment (UE), the invite message having a header including caller identification (ID) information associated with an originating UE, the caller ID information including a mobile station international subscriber directory number (MSISDN) of the originating UE;
• determining, by the application server, that the originating UE is a scammer UE;
• in response to determining that the originating UE is the scammer UE, modifying, by the application server, the header of the invite message to remove the caller ID information associated with the originating UE;
• and
• forwarding, by the application server, the invite message toward the target UE without the MSISDN and without a replacement MSISDN.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by an application server of a telecommunication network, an invite message associated with a call from a target user equipment (UE) to a terminating UE, the invite message having a header including caller identification (ID) information associated with the target UE and called party ID information associated with the terminating UE;
• determining, by the application server, that the terminating UE is a scammer UE;
• and
• in response to determining that the terminating UE is a scammer UE, performing, by the application server,
• modifying the header of the invite message to remove the caller ID information associated with the target.