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I've gotten 19 scam calls in last 24 hours - all dif't numbers... what am I supposed to do?
- Thread starter Skel1ingt0n
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Oh those Apple breached phone calls are the most annoying thing ever.
The way they work is they call numbers, and whoever picks up is put on their "harrass" list where they are given the OK to recall that certain number again and again. Same thing happens with certain scam texters--I accidentally opened the link in a spam text I got because I was super curious (huge mistake, don't do this!) and that set the flag for them to harrass me with spam links. Thankfully I now use the Pulse SMS app which filters out keywords or phrases, once I found out about that app I was able to block out the scam texts.
The way they work is they call numbers, and whoever picks up is put on their "harrass" list where they are given the OK to recall that certain number again and again. Same thing happens with certain scam texters--I accidentally opened the link in a spam text I got because I was super curious (huge mistake, don't do this!) and that set the flag for them to harrass me with spam links. Thankfully I now use the Pulse SMS app which filters out keywords or phrases, once I found out about that app I was able to block out the scam texts.
It also saves the audio and transcript if you missed a call that was screened. Frequently scammers hang up so you'll just see the assistant icon and "Call was disconnected".
Can't wait until phone numbers just stop existing. It will put an end to this crap. If I don't know the number, when I answer, I don't say anything. It usually auto-hangs up like two-three seconds in. Been getting fewer/no calls recently. It comes and goes in waves.
Isn't this something that Ajit Cuntface Reece's Cup Mug could have held the telecoms' feet to the fire for and chose not to? I swear there's some tech the wireless and telecom providers could put in to help curtail the vast majority of these calls.
Maybe once Biden's pick is in place place at the FCC this could be a quick win.
Maybe once Biden's pick is in place place at the FCC this could be a quick win.
So much this. I maybe get one or two a month being on T-Mobile. My wife, who is on Verizon, gets a stupid amount of scam calls. Anybody who isn't already on T-Mobile should consider switching for this feature alone.
Recently, someone listed their property under my phone number, so now I'm getting a ton of actually legit spam calls. I've been using my Pixel's screening feature a lot because of this.
The exact same thing happened to me yesterday. About 10 spam, all local area spoofed. Went to voicemail about compromised icloud.
Did you turn on all the Call Screen options? I don;t see how you would still be getting any in that case.
You actually get a person on the other end of the call? My experience with spam calls is they're always robot voices so there is nobody on the other end to mess with.
I side loaded google's phone app on my Samsung, and activated the spam block feature, and it has working pretty good blocking those annoying spam calls
Between blocking known spam and taking an audio and written transcript for unknown numbers it is an amazing feature. I might even go so far to say that it is a make or break feature for any phone purchase going forward now.
Yup and I tag any calls that get through. It's pretty damn good.
yo this is pretty cool I can't lie
I have a note 9 and I sadly can't find this option
Whatever you do, don't call the number back and yell at the person on the other end. There was a period of...maybe 6 months that my number was used as a spoofed callback number for some spam caller and I got so many calls "Why did you call me?!?" "I didn't call you m'am, my number has been spoofed, just block it" "YOU FUCKING SCAMMER BLAH BLAH BLAH I'M GOING TO REPORT YOU TO THE FBI" etc. etc. etc. it was exhausting constantly getting cussed out and I couldn't just ignore unknown calls because I was doing some work at the time that had people calling me for jobs.
I get calls about my vehicle all the time.
I don't even own a vehicle.
This happened to me too! It's super annoying and I even know the guy's name and house address because of this. I'm not sure how to stop it either. I can get up to like 10 calls a day from different numbers trying to reach this guy about improving their mortgage loan rate. I'm not sure what to do and it's really disruptive.
Yeah I guess someone above said it's only phones that use stock Android like Motorola and Nokia.
By the way, I changed my number a few years ago and never gave it out to any companies ever again. And the calls stopped for a few months.
Recently, I still get 1-2 calls a daily though.
Recently, I still get 1-2 calls a daily though.
Ah that sucks because I'd love that feature. :/ Any experience with a pixel? I need to eventually upgrade and not sure where to go from a note9
The robot should give you the scam number they want you to call that goes to a person.
I don't like spending a lot of money on phones so I always go for Motorola. They are really, really good phones for the price. (A little under $200 USD is what I paid)
I have a Moto G8 Power. The battery is nuts. Lasts like two full days. Plus you get the call screening feature and "Moto actions" which I also can't live without anymore. (You use physical motions for certain features, such as doing a double chop motion to turn on your flashlight, or a double twist motion to open the camera. So much easier than unlocking the phone and navigating to those functions) It's also got a finger print reader for unlocking the phone.
I love it. The Moto G9 is out, but I went for the G8 because it has stereo speakers and the G9 only has mono sound.
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I would get them occasionally but straight up yesterday and today I've had 20+ or more! Maybe like 2 an hour. It's just started yesterday for me. This one says to answer or leave a voicemail, haven't heard this one.
I usually don't get any calls like this, but in the last two days I've got two of them. I sort of wanna mess with them for fun, but I know the moment they think I might actually be a potential victim, they're gonna put my number on some list and then I'm gonna get those calls tenfold.
I've gone from getting a couple a month to a few a day in the last week. I thought it was another data breach, but friends with different state numbers say they're experiencing the same thing. And then I saw this thread.
I have both iPhone and T-Mobile so I barely notice that I get scam calls, but the volume of them has indeed increased for me as well.
Does this have anything to do with Trump-era FCC, or is this just some surge occurring for other reasons?
Does this have anything to do with Trump-era FCC, or is this just some surge occurring for other reasons?
Every once in a while I get a text from an email...
And I've also gotten a text from a "number neighbor" (what they called me) who was one digit off from my number.
But nothing worse than the scam of the keypad disappearing while I type to "accidentally" tap on the ad on this site (just happened again so I'm ranting).
And I've also gotten a text from a "number neighbor" (what they called me) who was one digit off from my number.
But nothing worse than the scam of the keypad disappearing while I type to "accidentally" tap on the ad on this site (just happened again so I'm ranting).
They know a lot of people are at home with nothing to do and bitcoin is at a bonkers price.
What the fuck kind of post is this? Why shouldn't people be bitching about this?
Google phone call filtering works pretty well, and like others have said I highly recommend. The few that get through I just use the automated responder for and if it's spam they almost always hang up right away. Sometimes it turns out to be something real that I just didn't recognize the number for, and in those cases I can hop on and answer the call.
An alternative is changing your phone number. No guarantees unfortunately, given how constant spam calling is everywhere now, but back before smart phones were a thing I had to get my number changed because I was getting endless spam calls every day. They would all hang up instantly too, even if I answered. It was infuriating. I'd check my phone and see 40-120 notifications of missed calls that were all spam.
I demanded the phone company change my number as it was making the phone unusable, and so they did it for free. The new number was a blessing and cut off the endless spam. If your situation is like that, then abandoning the spammed number may be your best option.
An alternative is changing your phone number. No guarantees unfortunately, given how constant spam calling is everywhere now, but back before smart phones were a thing I had to get my number changed because I was getting endless spam calls every day. They would all hang up instantly too, even if I answered. It was infuriating. I'd check my phone and see 40-120 notifications of missed calls that were all spam.
I demanded the phone company change my number as it was making the phone unusable, and so they did it for free. The new number was a blessing and cut off the endless spam. If your situation is like that, then abandoning the spammed number may be your best option.
My scam calls have easily tripled in the last week. Mind you, I don't have to answer unknown numbers so I've literally never answered one. But if I were to warrant a guess, right now it's a mix of stimulus and tax refund scams. That's what my text message scams have been coming through as, so phone calls are likely the same.
The only time I answer my phone is when I am expecting a delivery that isn't from the major carriers or a repair person to arrive at my house or something like that. Basically, when someone might be calling me who needs help with directions right away.
Otherwise they can leave a voicemail. 99% of the calls I get are robocalls. Nobody in my family calls - we just use a chat app for everything. Work is done through Slack. Doctor's offices leave voicemails. Phone service is almost completely useless to me.
Otherwise they can leave a voicemail. 99% of the calls I get are robocalls. Nobody in my family calls - we just use a chat app for everything. Work is done through Slack. Doctor's offices leave voicemails. Phone service is almost completely useless to me.
The att call protect data I need HD voice. Skip.
At least I get spam warning on text. But I get a bunch of bunk calls. I skip most because of it being from the area code, but I'm in a different state.
The dumbest was one time I answered.
"hi I'm from the police union and we could use your vote"
I don't live in the state, fuck off.
"so do you intend to support?"
I just said I live 2000 miles away, no.
Most of my spam calls don't even bother with voice mail.
At least I get spam warning on text. But I get a bunch of bunk calls. I skip most because of it being from the area code, but I'm in a different state.
The dumbest was one time I answered.
"hi I'm from the police union and we could use your vote"
I don't live in the state, fuck off.
"so do you intend to support?"
I just said I live 2000 miles away, no.
Most of my spam calls don't even bother with voice mail.
This happened to me and they were all calls from SoCal and one from Boulder, CO. I ended up answering the Boulder one because I thought it was my buddy who had just moved over there. Lady really wanted my house in Malibu and when I told her wrong number she tried selling me a house... lol
Anyway, after I set up my iPhone and Verizon account to filter spam I don't get them anymore
