It happens on my Iphone. I just use Do Not Disturb and then only allow calls from Favorites if it gets too bad. Unwanted calls go straight to voicemail.
The only way they could have gotten my number is thru either the dealership I leased my car from or the finance company my lease is thru............
Don’t answer a number you don’t recognize. If it’s a legitimate call they’ll leave a message and callback number.
These out of area hangup calls are just building a list of cell phone numbers that actually answer, which they turn around and sell to telemarketers.
Getting these calls all the time. Tried blocking them, now I just let it ring or reject it. Doubtful ATT will do anything about it without making ME jump through a dozen hoops. Not worth the hassle.
I like telling them that I need to answer the doorbell-please hold. Then see how long they wait before hanging up. Time is money for them.
The majority of BS calls I get, from various cities around the country, is to tell me my credit is good. Every time I block that number, another call comes with the same screed, my credit is good. That’s nice to know but enough is enough.
You can look up any number here and see how many comments there are about it. I have called myself sometimes, according to the caller ID! Spammers are scum.
I have noticed traveling between Ft Bragg and Wash DC areas that the spam callers usually have the area code from the area I am currently located in - but they are still Indian or East Europeans to the best of my guessing.
I have hundreds of these types of calls logged and tagged as spam. These scumbags just spoof another number everyday and call back. They use Skype so you can’t trace who’s calling. The number I have was used by some deadbeat and I get debt collectors calling me several times a week.
Save the numbers. You may get a surprise. I received a notice of legal action about a class action lawsuit against one of these companies. If I win the lawyers will get a lot of money and maybe I’ll get a couple pennies.
The NoRobo app works pretty well.
Free on a droid.
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I almost never give my cell phone to anyone other than close friends and family. Everyone else gets my land line number.
I limit my contact list. Only people that I want to talk to are in that list. If a call comes in that has no name, I don’t answer it. Unfortunately, I had a couple of occasions that I had to give my cell phone to others because I was at the hospital with a relative.
After that, I did get a few calls, but I just don’t answer. Sometimes I look them up and it’s usually telemarket or some scam.
It is illegal to spoof a caller ID.
I use Call Cop on my cell phone and block entire area codes.
Advertisers and pollsters at websites you visit are planting cookies which capture your phone number for marketing purposes.
Go to settings. Clear cookies. Clear history. Do this frequently. It helps.
I do this in addition to selecting the “Block cookies from third parties” option which I keep on all the time. The marketers manage to bypass it somehow.
Teens can get on the internet and use a program/website to call other people anonymously and use fake voices to to harass.
you may be able to whitelist, ie only let contacts in your phone list be able to complete calls. all depends on your phone and carrier. Otherwise change your number and only give it to people you want to use it.
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Download Mr. Number app and it will automatically block spam phone calls and texts. Shows the number after blocking and other features.
Some phones let you block single numbers - most will let you only accept calls from numbers in your “Contacts”. The do-not-call list and other such “defenses” are worthless.. If I see a number I don’t recognize and it isn’t in an area code I’m familiar with, I either reject the call or let it ring out to see if the caller left a message. No perfect solution in today’s world.