AND......... the phone scam / telemarkerters / fishing cloners have stepped it up

[Gman]

Got the Japanese one months ago. Anybody need a medically approved brace? Ping me and I'll give them your number when they call me in a few hours.

The 'no call registry' is the total joke I expect from government.

Remember when having an unlisted number kept you from getting extraneous calls? Now the robo-dialers just dial ALL the numbers.

The phone companies should be able to control ingress onto their networks from only approved sources. I think they'd rather sell you a subscription service to cleanup the mess they're allowing to happen while they're getting paid by those doing the dialing.

[TRnCO]

Hmmm, same almost but the number that tried to leave a 3 minute message yesterday on my phone was (312)453-4556.

[MrPrena]

What dumber part is some idiot spammed receiver call bac the number and curse em out.

The actual number has nothing to do with robo/spam caller.
They just randomly generate the number similar to yours.

[Irving]

What dumber part is some idiot spammed receiver call bac the number and curse em out.

The actual number has nothing to do with robo/spam caller.
They just randomly generate the number similar to yours.

I just had to explain this to my mother-in-law the other day who had made a list of numbers that called her and hung up.

[ray1970]

I downloaded an app that reduced these garbage calls drastically on my phone. I think it?s called Hiya.

I used to get a handful of them every day and now I get maybe one or two every couple of days.

[whitewalrus]

They seem to come in batches. Will get a bunch for a few days in a row and then nothing,

[Circuits]

Have you heard from Heather at Customer Service, yet?

[MrPrena]

I just had to explain this to my mother-in-law the other day who had made a list of numbers that called her and hung up.

I guess the computer generated my wifes number and used it to robocall. We had one incident the person called her and threatened her.

I downloaded an app that reduced these garbage calls drastically on my phone. I think it?s called Hiya.

I used to get a handful of them every day and now I get maybe one or two every couple of days.

Hiya was one of the best app until they start charging for caller ID part.
I use truecaller and their caller ID (individual or business), but truecaller doesnt automatically block number like hiya does.
Maybe I should try both at once.

[Skip]

Have you heard from Heather at Customer Service, yet?

Yes, the only that keeps our conversation PG is that she is on a recorded line.

Oh Heather...

[.455_Hunter]

When I am in the mood, I enjoy discussing a new extended warranty for my 2015 Tartan Prancer...

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